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610 PRIVATE INTERNATIONAL LAW
72 Matters relating to the interest payable on a foreign
decision are governed by the law of the court of origin.
73 When a foreign decision orders a debtor to pay a sum of
money expressed in foreign currency, the Quebec court
converts this sum into Canadian currency at the rate of
exchange prevailing at the time the decision became enforceable
in the jurisdiction in which it was rendered.
74. The courts of Quebec recognize decisions rendered
outside Quebec in matters of nullity of marriage when:
1 at the time of the action, one of the consorts was
domiciled within the jurisdiction of the authority
seized;
2 the marriage was celebrated within the jurisdiction of
the authority seized; or
3. at the time of the action, one of the consorts was a
national of the State of the authority seized.
75 The courts of Quebec recognize decisions rendered
outside Quebec in matters of divorce, separation as to bed and
board, or separation as to property only when:
1. at the time of the action, one of the consorts was
domiciled within the jurisdiction of the authority
seized; or
2. at the time of the action, one of the consorts was a
national of the State of the authority seized.
76 The courts of Quebec recognize decisions rendered
outside Quebec in matters of filiation and legitimation when:
l.at the time of the action, the child was domiciled or
resident de facto within the jurisdiction of the authority
seized; or
2. at the time of the action, the child was a national of the
State of the authority seized.