Child custody determination made by a foreign country
Ind. Code § 31-21-1-3
in effectSec. 3. (a) An Indiana court shall treat a foreign country as if the foreign country were a state of the United States for purposes of applying IC 31-21-3 through IC 31-21-5.
(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 standard of this article must be recognized and enforced under IC 31-21-6.
(c) An Indiana court need not apply this article if the child custody law of a foreign country violates the fundamental principles of human rights.
As added by P.L.138-2007, SEC.45.
Source: Open US Law by Vaquill AI (CC BY 4.0)URL: https://iga.in.gov/laws/2026/ic/titles/31Fetched: 10/17/2026