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Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 19-A, § 1735 (2026)

International application of chapter

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1.  Foreign country treated as a state.  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 subchapter and subchapter II.  
[PL 1999, c. 486, §3 (NEW); PL 1999, c. 486, §6 (AFF).]
2.  Recognition and enforcement of foreign determination.  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 subchapter III.  
[PL 1999, c. 486, §3 (NEW); PL 1999, c. 486, §6 (AFF).]
3.  Application not required.  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.  
[PL 1999, c. 486, §3 (NEW); PL 1999, c. 486, §6 (AFF).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1999, c. 486, §3 (NEW). PL 1999, c. 486, §6 (AFF).
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Cited in 1 case, 2015–2015 · leading case: Christopher SEEKINS v. Jennifer HAMM, 2015 ME 157 (Me. 2015).
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Christopher SEEKINS v. Jennifer HAMM, 2015 ME 157 (Me. 2015). · cites it 2× “, included with 19-A M.R.S.A. § 1735 (2012). There is no indication in the record that the child custody laws of Guatemala violate fundamental principles of human rights; indeed, the Hague Convention has been in force between Guatemala and the United States since January 1, 2008.”
— Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 19-A, § 1735(1) — 1 case
Christopher SEEKINS v. Jennifer HAMM, 2015 ME 157 (Me. 2015). “, included with 19-A M.R.S.A. § 1735 (2012). There is no indication in the record that the child custody laws of Guatemala violate fundamental principles of human rights; indeed, the Hague Convention has been in force between Guatemala and the United States since January 1, 2008.”
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