Minn. Stat. § 518D.105

INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION.

Known as the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act

The act spans §§ 518D.101 to 518D.317 (39 sections).

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case In Re Welfare of Children of D.M.T.-r. (2011)

Most recently applied in In Re Welfare of Children of D.M.T.-r. (June 2011)

1999 c 74 s 5

(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 sections 518D.101 to 518D.210 .

(b) Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (c), 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 sections 518D.301 to 518D.317 .

(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: Minnesota Office of the Revisor of Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Minnesota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.