Family Code section 3405

(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 this chapter and Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 3421).

(b)

Except as otherwise provided in subdivision (c), a child custody determination made in a foreign country under factual circumstances in substantial conformity with the jurisdictional standards of this part must be recognized and enforced under Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 3441).

(c)

A court of this state need not apply this part if the child custody law of a foreign country violates fundamental principles of human rights.

Source: Section 3405, https://leginfo.­legislature.­ca.­gov/faces/codes_displaySection.­xhtml?lawCode=FAM§ionNum=3405.­ (updated Jan. 1, 2000; accessed Jun. 25, 2025).

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