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Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 19-A, § 1735

International application of chapter

Known as the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act

The act spans §§ 1731 to 1783 (42 sections).

PL 1999, c. 486, §3 (NEW)

1. Foreign country treated as a state. 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 subchapter and subchapter II.

2. Recognition and enforcement of foreign determination. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, 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.

3. Application not required. 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: Maine Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Maine statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.