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Miss. Code Ann. § 93-27-105: International application.
Where this section sits in the code
- Title 93. Domestic Relations
- Chapter 27. Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act
- Article 1. General Provisions.
(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), 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 Article 3.
(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.
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