Title 22, Foreign Relations and IntercourseRelease 119-102
§9005 Admissibility of Documents
Title 22 › CHAPTER 97 — INTERNATIONAL CHILD ABDUCTION REMEDIES › § 9005
Summary
Applications to the U.S. Central Authority or court petitions asking for relief under the Convention, and any documents or information filed with them or given later about the case, do not need official authentication to be used in court. Those filings and related materials are acceptable as evidence without extra formal proof.
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Title 22, §9005
Foreign Relations and Intercourse, Source: USLM XML via OLRC
With respect to any application to the United States Central Authority, or any petition to a court under section 9003 of this title, which seeks relief under the Convention, or any other documents or information included with such application or petition or provided after such submission which relates to the application or petition, as the case may be, no authentication of such application, petition, document, or information shall be required in order for the application, petition, document, or information to be admissible in court.
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Codification Section was formerly classified to section 11605 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare.
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22 U.S.C. § 9005
Title 22, Foreign Relations and Intercourse
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102