2017 Kansas Statutes
Chapter 23 KANSAS FAMILY LAW CODE-REVISED
Article 37 UNIFORM CHILD-CUSTODY JURISDICTION AND ENFORCEMENT ACT (UCCJEA)
23-37,105 International application of act.
23-37,105. International application of act. (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 K.S.A. 2017 Supp. 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 K.S.A. 2017 Supp. 23-37,301 through 23-37,317, and amendments thereto.
(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.
History: L. 2000, ch. 171, § 35; July 1.
