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title: "Recognition & Enforcement of Foreign Court Judgment"
url: "https://legal.ge/en/service/enforcement-services-en/recognition-and-enforcement-of-foreign-court-judgment-en-3062"
field: "Enforcement Services"
description: "Understand the legal procedures for the recognition and enforcement of a foreign court judgment in Georgia. Find a qualified attorney on Legal.ge."
reviewed: "2026-04-03"
updated: "2026-10-14"
publisher: "legal.ge"
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# Recognition & Enforcement of Foreign Court Judgment

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## Introduction and Service Overview

Globalization, expat migration, and international business relations have led to the transnational nature of legal disputes. It frequently happens that a dispute is resolved in the court of one country, yet the debtor or their assets are located in another country's territory. Under international law, every state is sovereign; therefore, a judgment issued by a court in Germany or the United States, for example, is not automatically enforceable in Georgia. In order to seize a person's bank accounts or sell their real estate on Georgian territory based on a foreign judgment, a special procedure must be undergone—the recognition and enforcement of a foreign court judgment. This service is a legal mechanism that grants a foreign act the equivalent legal force of a Georgian national court decision.

The recognition of a foreign judgment is a complex, multi-layered legal service. It requires a deep analysis of international treaties, bilateral legal assistance agreements, and the norms of Georgian private international law. The primary objective of the service is to prove that the foreign court upheld fundamental principles of justice and that the enforcement of the judgment does not contradict the public policy of Georgia.

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### Do I need to translate the foreign court judgment?

Yes, all documents issued by a foreign court must be officially translated into Georgian and the translation must be certified by a notary before submitting them to the Supreme Court.

### What is an Apostille and do I need it?

An Apostille authenticates the origin of a public document for international use under the Hague Convention. Yes, foreign judgments must be apostilled or, for non-member countries, go through consular legalization.

### Can the Georgian court change the amount I won abroad?

No. The Georgian Supreme Court will not re-evaluate the facts of the case or alter the judgment amount. It merely verifies whether the judgment meets the formal requirements for recognition.