2016 US Code
Title 42 - The Public Health and Welfare
Chapter 143 - Intercountry Adoptions
Subchapter IV - Administration and Enforcement
Sec. 14942 - Documents of other Convention countries
| 42 U.S.C. § 14942 (2016) |
| §14942. Documents of other Convention countries |
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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. |
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(Pub. L. 106–279, title IV, §402, Oct. 6, 2000, 114 Stat. 841.) |
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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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| Title 42 - THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE CHAPTER 143 - INTERCOUNTRY ADOPTIONS SUBCHAPTER IV - ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT Sec. 14942 - Documents of other Convention countries |
| section 14942 |
| 2016 |
| January 6, 2017 |
| No |
| standard |
| 114 Stat. 841 |
| Public Law 106-279 |
