- (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 Articles 1 and 2.
- (2) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (3) of this section, a child custody determination made in a foreign country under factual circumstances in substantial conformity with the jurisdictional standards of KRS 403.800 to 403.880 shall be recognized and enforced under Article 3.
- (3) A court of this state need not apply KRS 403.800 to 403.880 if the child custody law of a foreign country violates fundamental principles of human rights.
Effective: July 13, 2004
History: Created 2004 Ky. Acts ch. 133, sec. 4, effective July 13, 2004.