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N.C.G.S. § 50A-105

International application of Article.

Effective date: 2026-08-08
Last verified: 2026-08-09
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(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 Parts 1 and 2. (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 standards of this Article must be recognized and enforced under Part 3. (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. (1979, c. 110, s. 1; 1999-223, s. 3.)