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Code · California · Family Code

§ 3405

103 words·~1 min read·/ca/family-code/3405

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(a)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 this chapter and Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 3421).
(b)Except as otherwise provided in subdivision (c), a child custody determination made in a foreign country under factual circumstances in substantial conformity with the jurisdictional standards of this part must be recognized and enforced under Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 3441).
(c)A court of this state need not apply this part if the child custody law of a foreign country violates fundamental principles of human rights.
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