§ 36-6-208. Foreign countries -- Human rights.

TN Code § 36-6-208 (2019) (N/A)
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(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 part.

(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 part must be recognized and enforced under this part.

(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.