403.806 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) of this section, a child custody determination made in a foreign country under factual circumstances in substantial conformity with the jurisdictional standards of KRS 403.800 to 403.880 shall be recognized and enforced under Article 3. (3) A court of this state need not apply KRS 403.800 to 403.880 if the child custod y law of a foreign country violates fundamental principles of human rights. Effective: July 13, 2004 History: Created 2004 Ky. Acts ch. 133, sec. 4, effective July 13, 2004.
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