{"data":{"id":"us/22-cfr-97.1","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"22 CFR 97.1","heading":"Definitions.","body":"As used in this part:\n(a) Adoption Court means the State court with jurisdiction over the adoption or the grant of custody for purpose of adoption.\n(b) U.S. Authorized Entity means a public domestic authority or an agency or person that is accredited or temporarily accredited or approved by an accrediting entity pursuant to 22 CFR part 96, or a supervised provider acting under the supervision and responsibility of an accredited agency or temporarily accredited agency or approved person.\n(c) Foreign Authorized Entity means a foreign Central Authority or an accredited body or entity other than the Central Authority authorized by the relevant foreign country to perform Central Authority functions in a Convention adoption case.\n(d) Hague Adoption Certificate means a certificate issued by the Secretary in an outgoing case (where the child is emigrating from the United States to another Convention country) certifying that a child has been adopted in the United States in accordance with the Convention and, except as provided in § 97.4(b), the IAA.\n(e) Hague Custody Declaration means a declaration issued by the Secretary in an outgoing case (where the child is emigrating from the United States to another Convention country) declaring that custody of a child for purposes of adoption has been granted in the United States in accordance with the Convention and, except as provided in § 97.4(b), the IAA.\n(f) Terms defined in 22 CFR 96.2 have the meaning given to them therein.","path":["Title 22—Foreign Relations","CHAPTER I—DEPARTMENT OF STATE","SUBCHAPTER J—LEGAL AND RELATED SERVICES","PART 97—ISSUANCE OF ADOPTION CERTIFICATES AND CUSTODY DECLARATIONS IN HAGUE CONVENTION ADOPTION CASES"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-22.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:49Z","sha256":"01b5b2576f935be9d492a6d78b84000f888a4a00b38ed76822775c4ba7faf8e2","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/22-cfr-96.101","next":"us/22-cfr-97.2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}