Can the state of georgia enforce the property division that was issued in Florida?
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The full faith and credit clause of the United States Constitution prescribes that a state must recognize the public acts, records, and judicial proceedings of every other state. Also, courts may give recognition to the judgment of a foreign nation as matter of comity. The comity doctrine holds that, as a courtesy, a court may recognize a foreign court order, but is not required to do so.
For a court to recognize an order or enforce a divorce judgment it must have the required jurisdiction over the part of the decree that must be enforced. For example, child custody orders require subject matter jurisdiction over the children; orders for the payment of money require in personam jurisdiction; and orders regarding property division may require both in rem and in personam jurisdiction.