{"data":{"id":"us-pa/23-pa.c.s.-5405","jurisdiction":"us-pa","citation":"23 Pa.C.S. § 5405","heading":"International application of chapter.","body":"(a) Foreign country treated as state.--A court of this Commonwealth shall treat a foreign country as if it were a state of the United States for the purpose of applying Subchapter B (relating to jurisdiction) and this subchapter.\n(b) Foreign custody determinations.--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 chapter must be recognized and enforced under Subchapter C (relating to enforcement).\n(c) Violation of human rights.--A court of this Commonwealth need not apply this chapter if the child custody law of a foreign country violates fundamental principles of human rights.","path":["Title 23 - DOMESTIC RELATIONS","PART VI CHILDREN AND MINORS","CHAPTER 54 UNIFORM CHILD CUSTODY JURISDICTION AND ENFORCEMENT","SUBCHAPTER A GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://www.palegis.us/statutes/consolidated/view-statute?txtType=HTM\u0026ttl=23\u0026div=0\u0026chpt=54\u0026sctn=5\u0026subsctn=0","current_through":"2026-07-29 (Statute Update stamp, 23 Pa.C.S.)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T16:31:43Z","sha256":"3761f7f5d6983b91c6dc91f70e4ce3f7927a3cf0cf0881cb4b3371766409bda1","source_id":"us-pa","stale":false,"prev":"us-pa/23-pa.c.s.-5404","next":"us-pa/23-pa.c.s.-5406"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}