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Recognition · 05

Recognition & foreign orders

A stamped document is not the same as legal effect. Separate authentication, recognition and enforcement.

First job Separate document authentication, recognition and enforcement.

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Key considerations

  1. What order or document exists, and from which court or authority?
  2. Do you need proof, recognition, or actual enforcement?
  3. Where would the order need to have effect?

Decision map

Keep the question bounded.

  1. Identify the instrumentDecree, judgment, agreement or administrative document.
  2. Separate three jobsAuthentication, recognition and enforcement are different routes.
  3. Map the China-side purposeStatus, children, property or procedure.

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Helpful to prepare

Facts that make the next conversation clearer.

These items are orientation aids, not a legal requirement list.

  1. The foreign order or agreement, in full
  2. Court or authority that issued it
  3. Whether you need proof, recognition or enforcement
  4. Where the order must take effect

Local context

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Editorial policy · Last reviewed August 2026 · Divorce & Family