North Carolina Statutes
§ 50A-105 — International application of Article
North Carolina·Ch. 50A Uniform Child-Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act and Uniform Deployed Parents Custody and Visitation Act·Art. 2 Uniform Child-Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act
(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 Parts 1 and 2.
(b)Except as otherwise provided in subsection (c), a child-custody determination made in a foreign country under factual circumstances in substantial conformity with the jurisdictional standards of this Article must be recognized and enforced under Part 3.
(c)A court of this State need not apply this Article if the child-custody law of a foreign country violates fundamental principles of human rights. (1979, c. 110, s. 1; 1999-223, s. 3.)
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Nearby Sections
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§ 50A-101
Short title§ 50A-102
Definitions§ 50A-103
Proceedings governed by other law§ 50A-104
Application to Indian tribes§ 50A-105
International application of Article§ 50A-107
Priority§ 50A-108
Notice to persons outside State§ 50A-109
Appearance and limited immunity§ 50A-110
Communication between courts§ 50A-111
Taking testimony in another state§ 50A-201
Initial child-custody jurisdiction§ 50A-202
Exclusive, continuing jurisdiction§ 50A-203
Jurisdiction to modify determination