{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-2a-34-57","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 2A:34-57","heading":"International application of act.","body":"5.\tInternational Application of Act.\na.\tA 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 of this act if the foreign court gives notice and an opportunity to be heard to all parties before making child custody determinations.\nb.\tA child custody determination made in a foreign country under factual circumstances in substantial conformity with the jurisdictional standards of this act shall be recognized and enforced under article 3 of this act.\nc.\tA court of this State need not apply this act if the child custody law of a foreign country violates fundamental principles of human rights or does not base custody decisions on evaluation of the best interests of the child.\nL.2004,c.147,s.5.","path":["TITLE 2A ADMINISTRATION OF CIVIL AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE"],"source_url":"https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/statutes/STATUTES-TEXT.zip","current_through":"P.L.2025, c.405, and J.R.22","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:54:13Z","sha256":"acce8d7592616f1033c77ce025dfdb6a2bb36a670b685ac7d85b19b99f02f204","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-2a-34-56","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-2a-34-58"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}