West Virginia Code 48-20-105 – International application of chapter
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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 purpose of applying parts 1 and 2.
Terms Used In West Virginia Code 48-20-105
- State: means a state of the United States, or the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, or any territory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. See West Virginia Code 48-14-601
(b) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (c) of this section, 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 three of this chapter.
(c) 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.