19-A §1735. International application of chapter - Maine Statutes

Title 19-A: DOMESTIC RELATIONS HEADING: PL 1995, C. 694, PT. B, §2 (NEW); PT. E, §2 (AFF)

Part 3: PARENTS AND CHILDREN HEADING: PL 1995, C. 694, PT. B, §2 (NEW); PT. E, §2 (AFF)

Chapter 58: UNIFORM CHILD CUSTODY JURISDICTION AND ENFORCEMENT ACT HEADING: PL 1999, C. 486, §3 (NEW)

Subchapter 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS HEADING: PL 1999, C. 486, §3 (NEW)

§1735. International application of chapter

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.

[ 1999, c. 486, §3 (NEW); 1999, c. 486, §6 (AFF) .]

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.

[ 1999, c. 486, §3 (NEW); 1999, c. 486, §6 (AFF) .]

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.

[ 1999, c. 486, §3 (NEW); 1999, c. 486, §6 (AFF) .]

SECTION HISTORY

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