42 U.S.C. § 14951
Section 14951 · Recognition of Convention adoptions
Amended 1 time on record
Applied in 1 court decisions — leading case FURTADO (2024)
Most recently applied in FURTADO (May 2024)
Subject to Article 24 of the Convention, adoptions concluded between two other Convention countries that meet the requirements of Article 23 of the Convention and that became final before the date of entry into force of the Convention for the United States shall be recognized thereafter in the United States and given full effect. Such recognition shall include the specific effects described in Article 26 of the Convention.
Editorial notes U.S. Code · Office of the Law Revision Counsel
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.