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Cal. Fam. Code § 3405

General Provisions

Known as the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act

The act spans §§ 3400 to 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Repealed and added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 867, Sec. 3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.