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Ala. Code § 30-3B-105

International Application of Chapter.

Known as the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act

The act spans §§ 30-3B-101 to 30-3B-405 (41 sections).

(Act 99-438, p. 866, §1.)

(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 article and Article 2.

(b) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (c), 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.

(c) 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.

Official source: Alabama Legislature (ALISON). Reproduced from public-domain Alabama statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.