93-27-105 - International application. - Mississippi Statutes

§ 93-27-105. International application.
 

(1)  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 1 and 2. 

(2)  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 Article 3. 

(3)  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. 
 

Sources: Laws, 2004, ch. 519, § 5, eff from and after July 1, 2004.