42-U.S.C.-14942
§14942 – Documents of Other Convention Countries
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Title 42 > Chapter 143 > Subchapter IV > Section 14942
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- Reference: Section 14942
- Legend: §14942 – Documents of Other Convention Countries
- USCode Year: 2011
Provision Content
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.)
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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