{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-15-14.1-5","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 15-14.1-5","heading":"International application.","body":"(a) 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 this chapter.\n(b) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (c) of this section, 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 this chapter.\n(c) 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 15 Domestic Relations","Chapter 14.1 Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE15/15-14.1/15-14.1-5.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:55:37Z","sha256":"97ac08081c46ab2a3500afa6040c073a361d58bbeb4d56f32a66841963ee9863","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-15-14.1-4","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-15-14.1-6"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}