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Mich. Comp. Laws § 691.1171 (2026)

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UNIFORM ENFORCEMENT OF FOREIGN JUDGMENTS ACT


Act 502 of 1996


691.1171 Short title.

Sec. 1.

    This act shall be known and may be cited as the "uniform enforcement of foreign judgments act".

History: 1996, Act 502, Eff. June 1, 1997

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 17 cases (5 in the last 5 years), 2004–2026 · leading case: Electrolines, Inc. v. Prudential Assurance Co., Ltd., 677 N.W.2d 874 (Mich. Ct. App. 2004).
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Electrolines, Inc. v. Prudential Assurance Co., Ltd., 677 N.W.2d 874 (Mich. Ct. App. 2004). · cites it 2× “, and the Uniform Enforcement of Foreign Judgments Act (uefja), MCL 691.1171 et seq., the money judgment it obtained in Liberia against defendant insurers.”
Arbor Farms, LLC v. Geostar Corp., 853 N.W.2d 421 (Mich. Ct. App. 2014). “The statutory procedure for obtaining enforcement of foreign judgments is controlled by the Uniform Enforcement of Foreign Judgments Act (UE-FJA), MCL 691.1171 et seq., which Michigan adopted in 1997.”
Blackburne & Brown Mortg. Co. v. Ziomek, 692 N.W.2d 388 (Mich. Ct. App. 2005). “Our consideration of this issue requires review of the Uniform Enforcement of Foreign Judgments Act (UEFJA), MCL 691.1171 et seq., as well as the Full Faith and Credit Clause of the United States Constitution, US Const, art iy § 1.”
Hare v. Starr Commonwealth Corp., 813 N.W.2d 752 (Mich. Ct. App. 2011). “]” Frontier contended that the Calhoun Circuit Court was required to afford full faith and credit to the New York order of rehabilitation pursuant to Michigan’s common law as well as the Uniform Enforcement of Foreign Judgments Act (UEFJA), MCL 691.1171 et seq, 1 Thereafter,…”
Peabody v. DiMeglio, 856 N.W.2d 245 (Mich. Ct. App. 2014). “Michigan has adopted the Uniform Enforcement of Foreign Judgments Act, MCL 691.1171 et seq., which provides in pertinent part, A copy of a foreign judgment authenticated in accordance with an act of congress or the laws of this state may be filed in the office of the clerk of…”
Pecoraro v. Rostagno-Wallat, 291 Mich. App. 303 (Mich. Ct. App. 2011). “Specifically,, Pecoraro argues that the New York judgment must be honored under the Full Faith and Credit Clause of the United States Constitution, art iy § 1, and the Uniform Enforcement of Foreign Judgments Act, (UEFJA), MCL 691.1171 et seq. Because the UEFJA specifically…”
Bentley Terrace Dillard Fam. Trust v. Mark E Schlussel (Mich. Ct. App. 2017). · cites it 2× “1172 “does not authorize or create a new Michigan judgment,” and that the foreign judgment “must remain valid” in order to be enforceable under Michigan’s Uniform Enforcement of Foreign Judgments Act (“UEFJA”), MCL 691.1171 et seq. Accordingly, he again asserted that the 2009…”
Bentley Terrace Dillard Fam. Trust v. Mark E Schlussel (Mich. Ct. App. 2017). · cites it 2× “1172 “does not authorize or create a new Michigan judgment,” and that the foreign judgment “must remain valid” in order to be enforceable under Michigan’s Uniform Enforcement of Foreign Judgments Act (“UEFJA”), MCL 691.1171 et seq. Accordingly, he again asserted that the 2009…”
Roger Groman v. Nolan's Auction Serv. LLC (Mich. Ct. App. 2018). “of a court of the United States or of any other court that is entitled to full faith and credit in this state.”
Roger Groman v. Nolan's Auction Serv. LLC (Mich. Ct. App. 2018). “of a court of the United States or of any other court that is entitled to full faith and credit in this state.”
Scott H Finch v. Holly J Rudolph (Mich. Ct. App. 2019). “-5- Enforcement of Foreign Judgments Act (UEFJA), MCL 691.1171 et seq., which also was not addressed in the lower court.”
Basem Komis v. Kimberly R Basehart-Gaetano (Mich. Ct. App. 2021). “Although defendants referenced the Washington lawsuit in their complaint and asserted that Goodman used the resulting judgment to exploit, intimidate, and retaliate against them, they also alleged other actions of tortious interference.”
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