Maine § 19-A §1735 International application of chapter

Maine Statutes

§ 19-A §1735 — International application of chapter

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

1.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.

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1.
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.

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