42 USC § 14942 - Documents of other Convention countries

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identifier: "/us/usc/t42/s14942"
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title: "42 USC § 14942 - Documents of other Convention countries"
title_number: 42
title_name: "THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE"
section_number: "14942"
section_name: "Documents of other Convention countries"
chapter_number: 143
chapter_name: "INTERCOUNTRY ADOPTIONS"
subchapter_number: "IV"
subchapter_name: "ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 106–279, title IV, § 402, Oct. 6, 2000, 114 Stat. 841.)"
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# § 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.

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**Source Credit**: (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 , set out as an Effective Dates; Transition Rule note under .