FEDERAL · 42 U.S.C. · Chapter SUBCHAPTER IV—ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT
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42 U.S.C. § 14942
Title42 — The Public Health and Welfare
ChapterSUBCHAPTER IV—ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT
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42 U.S.C. § 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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History
(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.
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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