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2010 Georgia Code

TITLE 19 - DOMESTIC RELATIONS

CHAPTER 9 - CHILD CUSTODY PROCEEDINGS
ARTICLE 3 - UNIFORM CHILD CUSTODY JURISDICTION AND ENFORCEMENT ACT
PART 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS
§ 19-9-44 - Child custody determinations of foreign country

O.C.G.A. 19-9-44 (2010)
19-9-44. Child custody determinations of foreign country


(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 this part and Part 2 of this article.

(b) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (c) of this Code section, a child custody determination made in a foreign country under factual circumstances in substantial conformity with the jurisdictional standards of this article must be recognized and enforced under Part 3 of this article.

(c) A court of this state need not apply this article if the child custody law of a foreign country violates fundamental principles of human rights.