42 U.S.C. · The Public Health and Welfare
42 U.S.C. § 14942

Documents of other Convention countries

Ch. 143 — INTERCOUNTRY ADOPTIONS
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42 U.S.C. § 14942 — Documents of other Convention countries

U.S.C. Title 42 - THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE 42 U.S.C. United States Code, 2023 Edition Title 42 - THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE CHAPTER 143 - INTERCOUNTRY ADOPTIONS SUBCHAPTER IV - ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT Sec. 14942 - Documents of other Convention countries From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov

§14942. Documents of other Convention countries

Documents originating in any other Convention country and related to a Convention adoption case shall require no authentication in order to be admissible in any Federal, State, or local court in the United States, unless a specific and supported claim is made that the documents are false, have been altered, or are otherwise unreliable.

(Pub. L. 106–279, title IV, §402, Oct. 6, 2000, 114 Stat. 841.)

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date Section effective upon entry into force for the United States of the Convention on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption, pursuant to Article 46(2)(a) of the Convention, with transition rule, see section 505(a)(2), (b) of Pub. L. 106–279, set out as an Effective Dates; Transition Rule note under section 14901 of this title.

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