Sec. 3. (a) An Indiana court shall treat a foreign country as if the foreign country were a state of the United States for purposes of applying IC 31-21-3 through IC 31-21-5 . (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 standard of this article must be recognized and enforced under IC 31-21-6 . (c) An Indiana court need not apply this article if the child custody law of a foreign country violates the fundamental principles of human rights. IC 31-21-2 Chapter 2. Definitions 31-21-2-1 Definitions application 31-21-2-2 "Abandoned" 31-21-2-3 "Child" 31-21-2-4 "Child custody determination" 31-21-2-5 "Child custody proceeding" 31-21-2-6 "Commencement" 31-21-2-7 "Court" 31-21-2-8 "Home state" 31-21-2-9 "Initial determination" 31-21-2-10 "Issuing court" 31-21-2-11 "Issuing state" 31-21-2-12 "Modification" 31-21-2-13 "Person" 31-21-2-14 "Person acting as a parent" 31-21-2-15 "Petitioner" 31-21-2-16 "Physical custody" 31-21-2-17 "Record" 31-21-2-18 "Respondent" 31-21-2-19 "State" 31-21-2-20 "Tribe" 31-21-2-21 "Warrant"
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