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Idaho Code · § 32-11-105 — International application of chapter

32-11-105. 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 1 and 2 of this chapter.

(b) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (c) of this section, 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.

(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.

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History and annotations

32-11-105, added 2000, ch. 227, sec. 2, p. 626.

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