KRS 403.806: International application.

(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 Articles 1 and 2.

(2) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (3) of this section, a child custody

determination made in a foreign country under factual circumstances in substantial

conformity with the jurisdictional standards of KRS 403.800 to 403.880 shall be

recognized and enforced under Article 3.

(3) A court of this state need not apply KRS 403.800 to 403.880 if the child custod y

law of a foreign country violates fundamental principles of human rights.