Live Free or Die Legal
This website is not an official source of law. This website does not provide legal advice. For official legal materials, verify against the relevant court, legislature, agency, or other official source. Legal information may be incomplete, outdated, or incorrectly processed. Consult a qualified attorney for advice about a specific legal matter.

This RSA section is an unofficial mirror, is not legal advice, and may be incomplete, outdated, or incorrectly processed.

RSA 458-A:4 · International Application of Chapter

Title
XLIII: DOMESTIC RELATIONS
Chapter
458-A · UNIFORM CHILD CUSTODY JURISDICTION AND ENFORCEMENT ACT
Status
current
Official source linked
Yes
Official source Copy section link

458-A:4 International Application of Chapter. –

Copy link
I.

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 RSA 458-A:1 through RSA 458-A:21.

Copy link
II.

Except as otherwise provided in paragraph III, a child-custody determination made in a foreign country under factual circumstances in substantial conformity with the jurisdictional standards of this chapter must be recognized and enforced under RSA 458-A:22 through RSA 458-A:38.

Copy link
III.

A court of this state need not apply this chapter if the child custody law of a foreign country violates fundamental principles of human rights. Source. 2009, 191:1, eff. Dec. 1, 2010.

Copy link

Source note

Source. 2009, 191:1, eff. Dec. 1, 2010.

Source history

  • 2009, 191:1, eff. Dec. 1, 2010

Related materials

Bill relationships

  • 2026 HB1710 reference

    Jurisdiction. I. A petition under this chapter may be filed only in a court that has jurisdiction to make a child-custody determination with respect to the child at issue under RSA 458-A. II. A court of this state has temporary emergency jurisdiction under RSA 458-A:15 if the court finds a credible risk of abduction. 458-F:6 Contents of Petition. I. A petition under this chapter shall be verified a

  • 2026 HB1710-FN reference

    Jurisdiction. I. A petition under this chapter may be filed only in a court that has jurisdiction to make a child-custody determination with respect to the child at issue under RSA 458-A. II. A court of this state has temporary emergency jurisdiction under RSA 458-A:15 if the court finds a credible risk of abduction. 458-F:6 Contents of Petition. I. A petition under this chapter shall be verified a

Opinions and discipline decisions mentioning this RSA