42 U.S.C. § 14942
Documents of other Convention countries
- Code
- United States Code
- Title
- 42
- Section
- 14942
- Text current through
- Pub. L. 119-111
What does the statute say?
§ 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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