Private International Law Conventions to Which the United States Is a Party
- Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction 1980
- Hague Convention on Protection of Children and Cooperation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption 1993
- Hague Convention on the International Recovery of Child Support and Other Forms of Family Maintenance 2007
Private International Law Conventions for which U.S. Signature/Ratification/Accession Is Under Consideration
- Hague Convention on Jurisdiction, Applicable Law. Recognition, Enforcement and Cooperation in Respect of Parental Responsibility and Measures for the Protection of Children 1996
- Hague Convention on the International Protection of Adults 2000
Other Private International Law Conventions
- Hague Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Decisions Relating to Maintenance of Obligations 197 3
- Hague Convention on the Law Applicable to Maintenance Obligations 1973
- Inter-American Convention on Support Obligations 1989
Private International Law Resources
Child Support
- 42 U.S.C. 659A Section 371 of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act, 1996 statutory authority regarding bilateral child support arrangements Countries determined to be foreign reciprocating countries for the purpose of the enforcement of family support obligations. A list of such countries is available in the Federal Register, Vol. 79, No. 161 , printed Wednesday, August 20, 2014.
- HHS Office of Child Support Enforcement
- Child Support Section of the Hague Conference on Private International Law
Intercountry Adoption
Child Abduction
Work in Progress
- Hague Conference on Private International Law – Working Group to develop a Guide to Good Practice on the interpretation and application of Article 13(b) of the 1980 Child Abduction Convention
- Hague Conference on Private International Law — Private International Law issues surrounding the status of children including issues arising from international surrogacy
- Hague Conference on Private International Law – Experts’ Group on cross-border recognition and enforcement of agreements in family matters involving children