Convention Country [Adoption] Law and Legal Definition
A Convention Country refers to a nation ratified, entered into force, and is party to or member of the Hague Adoption Convention along with the U.S.
Adoption of a child who is a resident of a Convention country by a U.S. citizen is known as convention adoption. Convention adoption also occurs when a child that is a U.S. resident is adopted by an individual or individuals residing in a Convention country, when, in connection with the adoption, the child has moved or will move between the U.S. and the Convention country.
Legal Definition list
- Convention Country [Adoption]
- Convention Center
- Convention Application [Patent]
- Convention Adoption
- Convention Adoptee
- Convention for the Conservation of Salmon in the North Atlantic Ocean
- Convention Oil
- Convention on Biological Diversity
- Convention on International Civil Aviation
- Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora
- Convention on Migratory Species of Wild Animals
Related Legal Terms
- Abandonment [Intercountry Adoption]
- Accredited Agency [Adoption]
- Accredited Body [Adoption]
- Accrediting Entity [Adoption]
- Adoption
- Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System (AFCARS)
- Adoption and Safe Families Act (ASFA)
- Adoption Assistance and Child Welfare Act of 1980
- Adoption Disruption
- Adoption Dissolution
