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Haw. Rev. Stat. § 583A-105

International application of chapter

Known as the Uniform Child-Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act

The act spans §§ 583A to 583A-317 (39 sections).

L 2002, c 124, pt of §2

(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 parts I and II.

(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 shall be recognized and enforced under part III.

(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: Hawaii State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Hawaii statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.