Alaska § 25.30.810 - International application of chapter.
Full text of Alaska Alaska Statutes § 25.30.810 — International application of chapter., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 25.30.810. International application of chapter.
(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 AS 25.30.400 — 25.30.590.
(b) Except as provided in (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 chapter shall be recognized and enforced under AS 25.30.400 — 25.30.590.
(c) A court of this state is not required to apply this chapter to a child custody determination made in a foreign country when the child custody law of the other country violates fundamental principles of human rights.
Source: official Alaska text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 25.30.810 ("International application of chapter.") is part of the Alaska Statutes, the codified statutory law of Alaska. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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