N.Y. Domestic Relations Law § 75-D : General Provisions — Domestic Relations — Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction And Enforcement Act — International application of article

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Current through 2016 New York Laws, Chapters 1 to 237

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 this title and title two of this article.
2. Except as otherwise provided in subdivision three of this section, a child custody determination made in a foreign country under factual circumstances in substantial conformity with the jurisdictional standards of this article must be recognized and enforced under title three of this article.
3. A court of this state need not apply this article if the child custody law of a foreign country as written or as applied violates fundamental principles of human rights.
N.Y. Dom. Rel. Law § 75-D
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