I. 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 N.H. Rev. Stat. § 458-A:1 through N.H. Rev. Stat. § 458-A:21.
II. Except as otherwise provided in paragraph III, 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 N.H. Rev. Stat. § 458-A:22 through N.H. Rev. Stat. § 458-A:38.

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Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes 458-A:4

  • state: when applied to different parts of the United States, may extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories, so called; and the words "United States" shall include said district and territories. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:4
  • United States: shall include said district and territories. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:4

III. 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.