International application

1. Law
2. Mississippi Code
3. Domestic Relations
4. Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act
5. General Provisions
6. 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 Articles 1 and 2.
2. Except as otherwise provided in subsection (3), 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.

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