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.
History: En. Sec. 16, Ch. 91, L. 1999.