N.C. Gen. Stat. § 50A-105
International application of Article
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Current — April 1, 2022
As of June 1, 2021
(1) 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.
(1) 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.
(2) 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.
(2) 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.
(3) 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.
(3) 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.
History
(1979, c. 110, s. 1; 1999-223, s. 3.)
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