Section 19-9-44 - Child custody determinations of foreign country

(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 this part and Part 2 of this article.(b) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (c) of this Code section, 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 of this article.(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.Added by 2001 Ga. Laws 28, § 1, eff. 7/1/2001.