Enforcing an Out of State Judgment in Massachusetts

On April 1, 2019, Massachusetts adopted the "Massachusetts Uniform Enforcement of Foreign Judgments Act (the "Act"). M.G.L. Ch. 218, § 4A. Under the Act, any plaintiff, or plaintiff in counterclaim, who has a judgment from an out of state court can obtain a Massachusetts judgment. Prior to the adoption of the Act, a plaintiff would need to initiate a new law suit, although a simpler one, in order to obtain a Massachusetts judgment.

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