26.27.051 - International application of chapter.

International application of chapter.

(1) A court of this state shall treat a foreign country as if it were a state of the United States for the purpose of applying Articles 1 and 2.

     (2) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (3) of this section, a child custody determination made in a foreign country under factual circumstances in substantial conformity with the jurisdictional standards of this chapter must be recognized and enforced under Article 3.

     (3) A court of this state need not apply this chapter if the child custody law of a foreign country violates fundamental principles of human rights.

[2001 c 65 § 105.]