Ala. Code § 26-2B-103: International Application of Act.
Where this section sits in the code
- Title 26 Infants and Incompetents.
- Chapter 2B Alabama Uniform Adult Guardianship and Protective Proceedings Jurisdiction Act.
- Article 1 General Provisions.
(a) A court of this state, by written order, may treat a foreign country as if it were a state of the United States for the purpose of applying this article and Articles 2, 3, and 5.
(b) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (c), a guardianship or conservatorship determination made in a foreign country under factual circumstances in substantial conformity with the jurisdictional standards of this chapter shall be recognized and enforced under Article 3.
(c) A court of this state need not apply this chapter if the guardianship or conservatorship law of a foreign country violates fundamental principles of human rights.
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