Guam § 39105 - International Application of Act.
Full text of Guam Guam Code Annotated § 39105 — International Application of Act., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 39105. International Application of Act.
(a) The Superior Court of Guam shall treat a foreign country as if it
were a State of the United States for the purpose of applying Articles 1 and
2.
(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.
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(c) The Superior Court of Guam need not apply this Act if the child
custody law of a foreign country violates fundamental principles of human
rights.
Source: official Guam text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 39105 ("International Application of Act.") is part of the Guam Code Annotated, the codified statutory law of Guam. 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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