R.S. 13:1805

International application ACTIVE

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 Subparts A and B of this Part.

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 shall be recognized and enforced under Subpart C of this Part.

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.

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History

  • enactment Acts 2006, No. 822, §1, eff. Aug. 15, 2007

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Cite R.S. 13:1805

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La. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 13:1805 (2026).
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BibTeX
@misc{larevstat-13-1805,
  title        = {La. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 13:1805},
  howpublished = {Louisiana Revised Statutes},
  year         = {2026},
  url          = {https://theusufruct.com/rs/title-13/section-1805},
  note         = {Snapshot 2026-05-22}
}