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N.C. Gen. Stat. § 50A-105: International application of Article.
Where this section sits in the code
- Chapter 50A. Uniform Acts on Children.
- Article 2. Uniform Child-Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act.
- Part 1. General Provisions.
(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 Parts 1 and 2.
(b) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (c), a child-custody determination made in a foreign country under factual circumstances in substantial conformity with the jurisdictional standards of this Article must be recognized and enforced under Part 3.
(c) A court of this State need not apply this Article if the child-custody law of a foreign country violates fundamental principles of human rights. (1979, c. 110, s. 1; 1999-223, s. 3.)
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