(105) International application
N.D. Cent. Code § 14-14.1-04
in effect14-14.1-04. (105) International application
1. A court of this state shall treat a foreign country as if it were a state for the purpose of
applying sections 14-14.1-01 through 14-14.1-21.
2. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, 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
sections 14-14.1-22 through 14-14.1-37.
3. 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.
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