Convention adoption
Defined in 1 place of the United States Code.
The term “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.
Source
- 2000–present42 U.S.C. § 14902The Public Health and Welfare · Definitions · as used in this chapter