{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-26-5b-105","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 26-5B-105","heading":"International application of chapter.","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 Articles 1 and 2.\n(b) 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 Article 3.\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 26. MINORS","CHAPTER 26-5B. UNIFORM CHILD-CUSTODY JURISDICTION AND ENFORCEMENT ACT"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/26-5B-105","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:57Z","sha256":"503fde59ae6b3966cc5e60bed4b40465fd40f71e49bdc19ccce744a7abdab1cc","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-26-5b-104","next":"us-sd/sdcl-26-5b-106"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}