if you are sued in California, must Nevada uphold the suit?

Answer 1

I think I know what you are asking, but let me rephrase: If you are sued in Cal. and a judgment is awarded against you, must Nevada recognize that judgment if suit is brought in a Nevada court to enforce it against you.

The answer is yes. Under the Full Faith and Credit Clause of the constitution, each state must give full faith and credit to the laws and judgments of other states, just as they would their own.

Answer 2

If you are sued in California, a judgment creditor may apply to domesticate the foreign judgment into that state or any state that the judgment debtor has assets in. This goes by a law that most states have enacted called The Uniform Foreign Money-Judgments Recognition Act . There are a couple reasons why a judgment may be voided, i.e. lack of jurisdiction in the original judgment state. etc. or judgment debtor was not served correctly...etc.

Answer 3

I'm also not sure what you mean, but I'll make a stab at it.

Is what you mean, if you are sued in CA, and lose, but you live in NV, can the judgment be upheld in NV?

The answer is that a CA judgment can not, in itself, be enforced in NV.

BUT.... the creditor can take your CA judgment into a NV court and have it "domesticated", which means it now becomes a NV judgment, and can be enforced in NV.

Richard

Answer 4

That doesn't really make sense....... an example?

Answer 5

no