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R.I. Gen. Laws § 15-14.1-5

International application

Known as the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act

The act spans §§ 15-14.1-1 to 15-14.1-9 (42 sections).

P.L. 2003, ch. 307, § 2; P.L. 2003, ch. 322, § 2.

(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 this chapter.

(b) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (c) of this section, 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 this chapter.

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