Wisconsin Statutes 822.05 – International application
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Terms Used In Wisconsin Statutes 822.05
- State: when applied to states of the United States, includes the District of Columbia, the commonwealth of Puerto Rico and the several territories organized by Congress. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
(1) A court of this state shall treat a foreign country as if it were a state for the purpose of applying this subchapter and subch. II.
(2) Except as provided in sub. (3), a child custody determination made in a foreign country under factual circumstances in substantial conformity with the jurisdictional standards of this chapter shall be recognized and enforced under subch. 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.