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Mississippi Code 1972 (2023)
Title 93 - DOMESTIC RELATIONS (§§ 93-1-1 — 93-31-7)
Chapter 27 - UNIFORM CHILD CUSTODY JURISDICTION AND ENFORCEMENT ACT (§§ 93-27-101 — 93-27-402)
Article 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 93-27-101 — 93-27-112)
Section 93-27-105 - International application
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MS Code § 93-27-105 (2023)
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- (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 Articles 1 and 2.
- (2) 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 Article 3.
- (3) 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.
Laws, 2004, ch. 519, § 5, eff. 7/1/2004.
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