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19-9-44.
(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 this part and Part 2 of this article.
(b)
Except as otherwise provided in subsection (c) of this Code section, a child
custody determination made in a foreign country under factual circumstances in
substantial conformity with the jurisdictional standards of this article must be
recognized and enforced under Part 3 of this article.
(c)
A court of this state need not apply this article if the child custody law of a
foreign country violates fundamental principles of human rights.