Part 97 — Issuance of Adoption Certificates and Custody Declarations in Hague Convention Adoption Cases
Current through Oct 13, 2026
Authority: Convention on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption (done at The Hague, May 29, 1993), S. Treaty Doc. 105-51 (1998); 1870 U.N.T.S. 167 (Reg. No. 31922 (1993)); Intercountry Adoption Act of 2000, 42 U.S.C. 14901-14954.
Source: 71 FR 64456, Nov. 2, 2006, unless otherwise noted.
Sections
- § 97.1 Definitions.
- § 97.2 Application for a Hague Adoption Certificate or a Hague Custody Declaration (outgoing Convention case).
- § 97.3 Requirements subject to verification in an outgoing Convention case.
- § 97.4 Issuance of a Hague Adoption Certificate or a Hague Custody Declaration (outgoing Convention case).
- § 97.5 Certification of Hague Convention Compliance in an incoming convention case where final adoption occurs in the United States.
- §§ 97.6-97.7 [Reserved]