Okla. Stat. tit. 43, § 43-551-105
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International application of act
Official statutory text
INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION OF ACT
A. A court of this state shall treat a foreign country as if it
were a state of the United States for purposes of applying Articles
1 and 2 of this act.
B. Except as otherwise provided in subsection C of this
section, 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 Article 3 of this act.
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 43. Marriage and Family Page 145
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.
A. A court of this state shall treat a foreign country as if it
were a state of the United States for purposes of applying Articles
1 and 2 of this act.
B. Except as otherwise provided in subsection C of this
section, 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 Article 3 of this act.
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 43. Marriage and Family Page 145
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.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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