§ 20-5-205 — International application

Wyoming § 20-5-205

• Jurisdiction: Wyoming
• Title 20: Domestic Relations
• Ch. 5: CHILD CUSTODY
• Art. 2: GENERAL PROVISIONS

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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 articles 2 and 3 of this act.
(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 act shall be recognized and
enforced under article 4 of this act.
(c) A court of this state may not apply this act if the
child custody law of a foreign country violates fundamental
principles of human rights.