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N.C. Gen. Stat. § 50A-105

International application of Article

Known as the Uniform Child-Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act

The act spans §§ 50A-101 to 50A-317 (39 sections).

1979, c. 110, s. 1; 1999-223, s. 3.

(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 1 and 2.

(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 Article must be recognized and enforced under Part 3.

(c) A court of this State need not apply this Article if the child-custody law of a foreign country violates fundamental principles of human rights.

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