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Ark. Code Ann. § 9-19-105 (2026)

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  1. 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 subchapters 1 and 2 of this chapter.
  2. 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 subchapter 3 of this chapter.
  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.

History. Acts 1999, No. 668, § 105.

Research References

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Applicability and Application of Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act (UCCJEA) to International Child Custody and Support Actions. 66 A.L.R.6th 269.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2003–2023 · leading case: Greenhough v. Goforth, 126 S.W.3d 345 (Ark. 2003).
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Greenhough v. Goforth, 126 S.W.3d 345 (Ark. 2003). · cites it 2× “We note that Ark. Code Ann. § 9-19-105 states that “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 subchapters 1 and 2 of this chapter.”
Estefanya Garcia Huerta v. Marco Polo Davila Delgado, 2023 Ark. App. 304 (Ark. Ct. App. 2023). · cites it 2× “” Ark. Code Ann. § 9-19-105 (a) (Repl. 2020).”
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