What is the general practice in New York in executing decisions of foreign courts if the country of the court and USA do not have any agreement concerning mutual assistance in executing decisions in the civil cases signed? I am speaking this time about alimony case: both, the plaintiff and the defendant are the citizens of Russia, but the defendant has been living in USA for 4 years already (green card) and is going to obtain the citizenship of the States. The defendant is the former husband of the plaintiff; they have child (12 years old). There is a decision of a Russian court concerning alimony, but the defendant is not going to pay (1/4 of his income according to Russian law), saying this would strike at the rights of his another child (citizen of the USA). How the decision of a Russian court may be executed on the territory of the USA? Is there any possibility to start a new case between the same parts upon the same object in the country of the defendan'ts residence (USA) in order to receive the USA's court decision that would have been executed there? In Russia this would have been impossible...
Thanking in advance for your assistance.
Thanking in advance for your assistance.