Maine Revised Statutes Title 19-A Sec. 1735 – International application of chapter
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1. Foreign country treated as a state. 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 this subchapter and subchapter II.
[PL 1999, c. 486, §3 (NEW); PL 1999, c. 486, §6 (AFF).]
Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 19-A Sec. 1735
- Child: means an individual who has not attained 18 years of age. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 19-A Sec. 1732
- Court: means an entity authorized under the law of a state to establish, enforce or modify a child custody determination. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 19-A Sec. 1732
- State: means a state of the United States, 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 Maine Revised Statutes Title 19-A Sec. 1732
- United States: includes territories and the District of Columbia. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 1 Sec. 72
2. Recognition and enforcement of foreign determination. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, 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 subchapter III.
[PL 1999, c. 486, §3 (NEW); PL 1999, c. 486, §6 (AFF).]
3. Application not required. 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.
[PL 1999, c. 486, §3 (NEW); PL 1999, c. 486, §6 (AFF).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1999, c. 486, §3 (NEW). PL 1999, c. 486, §6 (AFF).