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Ind. Code § 31-21-1-3

Child custody determination made by a foreign country

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Maimouna Coulibaly v. Eric Stevance (2017)

Most recently applied in Maimouna Coulibaly v. Eric Stevance (October 2017)

As added by P.L.138-2007, SEC.45.

Sec. 3. (a) An Indiana court shall treat a foreign country as if the foreign country were a state of the United States for purposes of applying IC 31-21-3 through IC 31-21-5.

(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 standard of this article must be recognized and enforced under IC 31-21-6.

(c) An Indiana court need not apply this article if the child custody law of a foreign country violates the fundamental principles of human rights.

Official source: Indiana General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Indiana statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.