Current through 2024 Legislative Session
Section 14-14.1-04 - (105) International application1. A court of this state shall treat a foreign country as if it were a state for the purpose of applying sections 14-14.1-01 through 14-14.1-21.2. 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 sections 14-14.1-22 through 14-14.1-37.3. 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.