Maine Revised Statutes
Subchapter 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS
19-A §1735. International application of chapter

§1735. International application of chapter
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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