Current through the 2016 Legislative Session
(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 this chapter and Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 3421).
(b) Except as otherwise provided in subdivision (c), a child custody determination made in a foreign country under factual circumstances in substantial conformity with the jurisdictional standards of this part must be recognized and enforced under Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 3441).
(c) A court of this state need not apply this part if the child custody law of a foreign country violates fundamental principles of human rights.
EFFECTIVE 1/1/2000. Added October 10, 1999 (Bill Number: AB 673) (Chapter 1004).