(UCCJEA 105). (a) 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 Kan. Stat. Ann. § 23-37,101 through 23-37,210, and amendments thereto.

(b) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (c), a child-custody determination made in a foreign country under factual circumstances in substantial conformity with the jurisdictional standards of this act must be recognized and enforced under Kan. Stat. Ann. § 23-37,301 through 23-37,317, and amendments thereto.

Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 23-37,105

  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Kansas Statutes 77-201

(c) A court of this state need not apply this act if the child custody law of a foreign country violates fundamental principles of human rights.