{"data":{"id":"us-mt/40-7-136","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"40-7-136","heading":"International application.","body":"(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 40-7-101, 40-7-103, 40-7-105 through 40-7-110, 40-7-112, 40-7-119, 40-7-125, 40-7-134 through 40-7-140, and part 2 of this chapter.\n(2) 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 part 3 of this chapter.\n(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.","path":["TITLE 40. FAMILY LAW","CHAPTER 7. UNIFORM CHILD CUSTODY JURISDICTION AND ENFORCEMENT ACT","Part 1. General Provisions"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0400/chapter_0070/part_0010/section_0360/0400-0070-0010-0360.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:55:01Z","sha256":"40a0ba5b851fa706f61461b258b39e82abdf4ed65a6efcf0e67cbaa4bfb71884","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/40-7-135","next":"us-mt/40-7-137"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}