§ 19-A §1735 — International application of chapter

Maine § 19-A §1735

• Jurisdiction: Maine
• Title 19-A: DOMESTIC RELATIONS
• Part 3: PARENTS AND CHILDREN
• Ch. 58: UNIFORM CHILD CUSTODY JURISDICTION AND ENFORCEMENT ACT

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Foreign country treated as a state.
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 this subchapter and subchapter II.
2.
Recognition and enforcement of foreign determination.
Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, 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.
3.
Application not required.
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.

Legislative History

PL 1999, c. 486, §3 (NEW). PL 1999, c. 486, §6 (AFF).