{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-48-20-105","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 48-20-105","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 purpose of applying parts 1 and 2.\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 article three of 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":["CHAPTER 48. DOMESTIC RELATIONS.","ARTICLE 20. UNIFORM CHILD CUSTODY JURISDICTION AND ENFORCEMENT ACT."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/48-20-105/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:30:30Z","sha256":"f1bc320aa09708edbb5a930357cb7129a8a699bdc388db58958e93f4e26910f1","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-48-20-104","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-48-20-106"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}