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[§583A-105] International application of chapter.

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[§583A-105] International application of chapter.
(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 parts I and II.
(b)Except as otherwise provided in subsection (c), a child-custody determination made in a foreign country under factual circumstances in substantial conformity with the jurisdictional standards of this chapter shall be recognized and enforced under part III.
(c)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. [L 2002, c 124, pt of §2]
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