Title 42, The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-102
§14942 Documents of Other Convention Countries
Title 42 › CHAPTER 143 — INTERCOUNTRY ADOPTIONS › SUBCHAPTER IV — ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT › § 14942
Summary
U.S. courts must accept Convention-country adoption documents without authentication, unless a specific, supported claim shows they are false, altered, or unreliable.
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Title 42, §14942
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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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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 Date
s; Transition Rule note under section 14901 of this title.
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Citation
42 U.S.C. § 14942
Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102