District of Columbia Code Division II. Judiciary and Judicial Procedure § 16-4601.04. International application of chapter.

(a) A court of the District shall treat a foreign country as if it were a state of the United States for the purpose of applying subchapters I and II of this chapter.

(b) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (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 must be recognized and enforced under subchapter III of this chapter.

(c) A court of the District need not apply this chapter if the child custody law of a foreign country violates fundamental principles of human rights.