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Del. Code tit. 13, § 1905

International application

Known as the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act

The act spans §§ 13–13 (37 sections).

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(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 subchapters I and II of this chapter.

(b) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (c) of this section, 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 subchapter III of this chapter.

(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: Delaware Code Online. Reproduced from public-domain Delaware statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.