{"data":{"id":"us-wi/wis.-stat.-822.05","jurisdiction":"us-wi","citation":"Wis. Stat. § 822.05","heading":"International application.","body":"(1) A court of this state shall treat a foreign country as if it were a state for the purpose of applying this subchapter and subch. II.\n(2) Except as provided in sub. (3), a child custody determination made in a foreign country under factual circumstances in substantial conformity with the jurisdictional standards of this chapter shall be recognized and enforced under subch. III.\n(3) 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":["Chs. 801-847, Civil Procedure","Chapter 822 Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction And Enforcement Act","SUBCHAPTER I GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/statutes/822.05","current_through":"2023-24 Wisconsin Statutes updated through 2025 Wis. Act 247 (published 9-4-26)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T12:01:44Z","sha256":"cebedea57fb8e623d787f1fc1827226f2bf52a83bc3286dce4963d8e202d5f82","source_id":"us-wi","stale":false,"prev":"us-wi/wis.-stat.-822.04","next":"us-wi/wis.-stat.-822.06"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}
