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38-1340. International application of act.
38-1340
38-1340. International application of act.(UCCJEA 105). (a) A court of this state shall treat aforeign country as if it were a state of the United States for the purposeof applying K.S.A. 38-1336 through 38-1357 and amendments thereto.
(b) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (c), a child-custodydetermination made in a foreign country under factual circumstances insubstantial conformity with the jurisdictional standards of this act mustbe recognized and enforced under K.S.A. 38-1358 through 38-1374 and amendmentsthereto.
(c) A court of this state need not apply this act if the child custody law ofa foreign country violates fundamental principles of human rights.
History: L. 2000, ch. 171, § 35; July 1.