2020 Colorado Revised Statutes
Title 14 - Domestic Matters
Article 13. Uniform Child-custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act
Section 14-13-104. International application of article.
(1) 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 1 and part 2 of this article.
Except as otherwise provided in subsection (3) of this 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.
A court of this state need not apply this article if the child-custody law of a foreigncountry violates fundamental principles of human rights.
Source: L. 2000: Entire article R&RE, p. 1521, § 1, effective July 1.
Editor's note: This section is similar to former § 14-13-124 as it existed prior to 2000.
