Current through P.L. 171-2024
Section 31-21-1-3 - Child custody determination made by a foreign country(a) An Indiana court shall treat a foreign country as if the foreign country were a state of the United States for purposes of applying IC 31-21-3 through IC 31-21-5.(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 standard of this article must be recognized and enforced under IC 31-21-6.(c) An Indiana court need not apply this article if the child custody law of a foreign country violates the fundamental principles of human rights.As added by P.L. 138-2007, SEC.45.