{"data":{"id":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-61.506","jurisdiction":"us-fl","citation":"Fla. Stat. § 61.506","heading":"International application of part.","body":"(1) A court of this state shall treat a foreign country as if it were a state of the United States for purposes of applying ss. 61.501-61.523.\n(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 part must be recognized and enforced under ss. 61.524-61.540.\n(3) 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.\nHistory.—s. 5, ch. 2002-65.","path":["CHAPTER 61 DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE; SUPPORT; TIME-SHARING"],"source_url":"https://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute\u0026URL=0000-0099/0061/0061.html","current_through":"2026 Florida Statutes","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:57:57Z","sha256":"09bb338dbe8c08237fbc675a0c0a51fdd453f20842b118b7ca963da5dcaf3f87","source_id":"us-fl","stale":false,"prev":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-61.505","next":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-61.507"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}