Originally from: Enforcement of Money Judgments - Looseleaf
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Bolivia
I. PRESENT ATTITUDE TOWARD ENFORCEMENT
OF FOREIGN MONEY JUDGMENTS
A. Describe the receptiveness of your government (including
courts) toward enforcement of foreign money judgments.
Bolivia is a party to a number of conventions whereby Bolivian
courts may enforce a foreign money judgment. Bolivian law also
provides for the enforcement of foreign money judgments where there
is no treaty provision. Certain requirements, however, must be met if
there is no treaty for the enforcement of foreign money judgments.
B. Describe any proposed legislation or other governmental
action in your country that could significantly affect the
enforcement of foreign money judgments.
At present there is no proposed legislation or other governmental
action that could significantly affect the enforcement of foreign money
judgments.
II. PROCEDURE TO ENFORCE A FOREIGN
MONEY JUDGMENT
A. General Summary of Procedure
1. Briefly summarize the procedure and expected length of
time necessary to enforce a foreign money judgment if a
treaty provides for enforcement of judgments from the
country of origin.
In order to enforce a foreign money judgment in Bolivia the
interested party must file a pleading before the Bolivian Supreme
Court. Thereafter, the Bolivian Supreme Court will summon the party
against whom the award is to be enforced.
The summoned party against whom a foreign money judgment may
be enforced has 10 days to answer and refute the pleading presented
against him before the Bolivian Supreme Court. At this point, the
