Code · Wisconsin · Chapter 822 — Uniform child custody jurisdiction and enforcement act

822.05 International application.

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(1)A court of this state shall treat a foreign country as if it were a state for the purpose of applying this subchapter and subch. II .

(2)Except as provided in sub.

(3), 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 subch. III .

(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.