U.S. Code > Title 42 > Chapter 143 > Subchapter III – Recognition of Convention Adoptions in the United States
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| § 14931 | Adoptions of children immigrating to the United States |
| § 14932 | Adoptions of children emigrating from the United States |
Terms Used In U.S. Code > Title 42 > Chapter 143 > Subchapter III - Recognition of Convention Adoptions in the United States
- accredited agency: means an agency accredited under subchapter II to provide adoption services in the United States in cases subject to the Convention. See 42 USC 14902
- agency: means any person other than an individual. See 42 USC 14902
- approved person: means a person approved under subchapter II to provide adoption services in the United States in cases subject to the Convention. See 42 USC 14902
- Attorney General: means the Attorney General, acting through the Commissioner of Immigration and Naturalization. See 42 USC 14902
- central authority: means the entity designated as such by any Convention country under Article 6(1) of the Convention. See 42 USC 14902
- Convention: means the Convention on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption, done at The Hague on May 29, 1993. See 42 USC 14902
- Convention adoption: means an adoption of a child resident in a foreign country party to the Convention by a United States citizen, or an adoption of a child resident in the United States by an individual residing in another Convention country. See 42 USC 14902
- Convention country: means a country party to the Convention. See 42 USC 14902
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- other Convention country: means a Convention country other than the United States. See 42 USC 14902
- Secretary: means the Secretary of State. See 42 USC 14902
- State: means the 50 States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, and the Virgin Islands. See 42 USC 14902