{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-403.806","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 403.806","heading":"International application.","body":"(1) A court of this state shall treat a foreign country as if it were a state of the United\nStates for the purpose of applying Articles 1 and 2.\n(2) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (3) of this section, a child custody\ndetermination made in a foreign  country under factual circumstances in substantial\nconformity with the jurisdictional standards of KRS 403.800 to 403.880 shall be\nrecognized and enforced under Article 3.\n(3) A court of this state need not apply KRS 403.800 to 403.880 if the child custod y\nlaw of a foreign country violates fundamental principles of human rights.","path":["KRS Chapter 403"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=17497","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:59:30Z","sha256":"f3e90b517a1dd73e21a72c6f321a71a05e1b0f20ac81d807f04da0a1cbf4c003","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-403.804","next":"us-ky/krs-403.808"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}