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Terms Used In Iowa Code 598B.105

  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories, and the words "United States" may include the said district and territories. See Iowa Code 4.1
598B.105 International application.
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 this article and article II.
2. 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 article III.
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.
99 Acts, ch 103, §5