Section 403.806 - 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 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:7/13/2004
Created 2004, Ky. Acts ch. 133, sec. 4, effective7/13/2004.