Delaware § 1905 International application

Delaware Statutes

§ 1905 — International application

Delaware § 1905

Title13

Ch. 19UNIFORM CHILD CUSTODY JURISDICTION AND ENFORCEMENT ACT

Subch.General Provisions

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Del. Code tit. 13, § 1905 (2026).

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(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 subchapters I and II of this chapter.

(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 subchapter III of this chapter.

(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.

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(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 subchapters I and II of this chapter.

(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 subchapter III of this chapter.

(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.