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Utah Code § 81-11-104

International application of chapter

Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 426, 2025 General Session

(1) A court of this state shall treat a foreign country as a state of the United States for purposes of applying Part 1, General Provisions, and Part 2, Jurisdiction.

(2) A child custody determination made in a foreign country under factual circumstances in substantial conformity with the jurisdictional standards of this chapter shall be recognized and enforced under Part 3, Enforcement.

(3) The court need not apply the provisions of this chapter when the child custody law of the other country violates fundamental principles of human rights.

Official source: Utah State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Utah statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.