42 U.S.C. § 14942 — Documents of other Convention countries
submitted 26 years ago by Pub. L. 106-279 to r/title-42-THE-PUBLIC-HEALTH-AND-WELFARE · 54 words · no verdicts yet
A document from another Convention country related to a Convention adoption generally needs no authentication to be admitted in a United States court. Authentication may be demanded when there is a specific, supported claim that the document is false, altered, or unreliable.
A document from another Convention country* related to a Convention adoption* case needs no authentication to be admitted in a Federal, State*, or local United States court, unless someone makes a specific, supported claim that it is false, altered, or otherwise unreliable.
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.
Source credit: (Pub. L. 106–279, title IV, § 402, Oct. 6, 2000, 114 Stat. 841.)
- 2000Enacted · Pub. L. 106-279 · 114 Stat. 841
A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 106-279 on 2000-10-06.
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