2006 Ohio Revised Code - 3127.04. Determination made in a foreign country.
§ 3127.04. Determination made in a foreign country.
(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 sections 3127.01 to 3127.24 of the Revised Code.
(B) Except as otherwise provided in division (C) of this section, a child custody determination made in a foreign country under factual circumstances in substantial conformity with the jurisdictional standards of sections 3127.01 to 3127.53 of the Revised Code shall be recognized and enforced under sections 3127.31 to 3127.47 of the Revised Code.
(C) A court of this state need not apply
sections 3127.01 to
3127.53 of the Revised Code if the law governing child custody determinations of a foreign country violates fundamental principles of human rights.
HISTORY: 150 v S 185, § 1, eff. 4-11-05.
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