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Cal. Fam. Code § 3405

General Provisions

Known as the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act

The act spans §§ 3400–3465 (43 sections).

Repealed and added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 867, Sec. 3

(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 chapter and Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 3421).

(b) Except as otherwise provided in subdivision (c), a child custody determination made in a foreign country under factual circumstances in substantial conformity with the jurisdictional standards of this part must be recognized and enforced under Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 3441).

(c) A court of this state need not apply this part if the child custody law of a foreign country violates fundamental principles of human rights.

Official source: California Legislative Information. Reproduced from public-domain California statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.