                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION (§ 20-146.4)

A. A court of this Commonwealth shall treat a foreign country as if it were a
state of the United States for purposes of applying this article and Article 2
(&#xA7; 20-146.12 et seq.) of this chapter.

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 act must be recognized and enforced
under Article 3 (&#xA7; 20-146.22 et seq.) of this chapter.

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

HISTORY: 1979, c. 229, § 20-146; 2001, c. 305.