{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-20-146.4","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 20-146.4","heading":"International application","body":"A. A court of this Commonwealth shall treat a foreign country as if it were a state of the United States for purposes of applying this article and Article 2 (§ 20-146.12 et seq.) of this chapter.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 act must be recognized and enforced under Article 3 (§ 20-146.22 et seq.) of this chapter.C. A court of this Commonwealth need not apply this act if the child custody law of a foreign country violates fundamental principles of human rights.1979, c. 229, § 20-146; 2001, c. 305.","path":["Title 20. DOMESTIC RELATIONS","Chapter 7.1. UNIFORM CHILD CUSTODY JURISDICTION AND ENFORCEMENT ACT","Article 1. General Provisions"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/20-146.4/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:14:44Z","sha256":"79ebf356d0b4956710cdec7953a896f11b2ebd1102173963187f9e0d75c046a4","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-20-146.3","next":"us-va/va.-code-20-146.5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}