Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, by Assignee, Ann W. Kopfman, Petitioners v. William Lynn Kopfman And…

Summary

The court held that a creditor seeking to extend a Colorado judgment lien based on a domesticated foreign judgment must revive the underlying judgment in the issuing jurisdiction, revive the domesticated judgment in Colorado under C.R.C.P. 54(h), and record a certified Colorado transcript of the revived judgment in the county where the original lien was recorded. It rejected the creditor's reliance on a foreign renewal affidavit and declined to apply substantial compliance because Colorado's recording requirements serve notice and uniformity functions. The court affirmed the court of appeals.