GroundRules
FAM § 3405
Where this section sits in the code
- Family Code - FAM
- DIVISION 8. CUSTODY OF CHILDREN [3000. - 3465.]
- PART 3. UNIFORM CHILD CUSTODY JURISDICTION AND ENFORCEMENT ACT [3400. - 3465.]
- CHAPTER 1. General Provisions [3400. - 3412.]
(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.
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