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S.D. Codified Laws § 26-5B-105

International application of chapter

Known as the Uniform Child-Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act

The act spans §§ 26-5B-101 to 26-5B-405 (43 sections).

Source: SL 2005, ch 137, § 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 Articles 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 chapter must be recognized and enforced under Article 3.

(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: South Dakota Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.