40-7-136. International application.
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40-7-136 . International application.
(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 40-7-101 , 40-7-103 , 40-7-105 through 40-7-110 , 40-7-112 , 40-7-119 , 40-7-125 , 40-7-134 through 40-7-140 , and part 2 of this chapter.
(2)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 part 3 of this chapter.
(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.