Originally from Enforcement of Money Judgments

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I. PRESENT ATTITUDE TOWARDS ENFORCEMENT OF FOREIGN MONEY JUDGMENTS

A. The receptiveness of the Tanzanian government (including courts) toward enforcement of foreign money judgments.

The Tanzanian government and the courts are very receptive towards enforcement of foreign money judgments. Foreign judgments will be enforced in Tanzania so long as there is a reciprocal enforcement agreement and the judgment qualifies for registration.

B. Recent illustrative attempts, whether successful or unsuccessful, to enforce a foreign money judgment in Tanzania, particularly with regard to enforcement of any judgments from the United States courts.

An example of a recent attempt to enforce a foreign judgment in Tanzania was in Inderjeet Kaur Nahal vs. Kuljeet Singh Nahal, Miscellaneous Civil Cause No. 180 of 1997. In this case, a maintenance order was issued by the Family Division of the High Court of Justice for Mrs. Nahal and her three children. Mr. Nahal obeyed the maintenance order but later moved to Tanzania and discontinued paying maintenance. As a result of this Mrs. Nahal applied to the High Court of Tanzania to have the maintenance order registered and enforced against Mr. Nahal. The case finally ended in a settlement in 2000 and the parties agreed to discontinue all award enforcement proceedings that were pending in Tanzania. There are no examples of attempts to enforce judgments from the United States courts because Tanzania does not have a reciprocal enforcement agreement with the United States.

C. Any proposed legislation or other governmental action in your country that could significantly effect the enforcement of foreign money judgments

There is no proposed legislation or any other governmental action to date, which could significantly affect the enforcement of a foreign money judgment.