{"identifier":"/us/usc/t42/s14952","title_num":"42","num":"§ 14952.","heading":"Special rules for certain cases","status":null,"guid":"id7b8db453-4aa7-11eb-94f5-9ff2c44f6f3c","source_credit":"(Pub. L. 106–279, title V, § 502, Oct. 6, 2000, 114 Stat. 843.)","seq_in_title":7245,"parent_identifier":"/us/usc/t42/ch143/schV","ancestors":[{"identifier":"/us/usc/t42","level":"title","num":"Title 42—","heading":"THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE","status":null,"is_section":false},{"identifier":"/us/usc/t42/ch143","level":"chapter","num":"CHAPTER 143—","heading":"INTERCOUNTRY ADOPTIONS","status":null,"is_section":false},{"identifier":"/us/usc/t42/ch143/schV","level":"subchapter","num":"SUBCHAPTER V—","heading":"GENERAL PROVISIONS","status":null,"is_section":false}],"xml":"<section xmlns=\"http://xml.house.gov/schemas/uslm/1.0\" xmlns:xsi=\"http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance\" xmlns:dc=\"http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/\" xmlns:dcterms=\"http://purl.org/dc/terms/\" style=\"-uslm-lc:I80\" id=\"id8fb137c2-86fb-11e9-b915-8b3e54686b9f\" identifier=\"/us/usc/t42/s14952\"><num value=\"14952\">§ 14952.</num><heading> Special rules for certain cases</heading><subsection style=\"-uslm-lc:I19\" class=\"indent2 firstIndent-2\" id=\"id8fb137c3-86fb-11e9-b915-8b3e54686b9f\" identifier=\"/us/usc/t42/s14952/a\"><num value=\"a\" class=\"bold\">(a)</num><heading class=\"bold\"> Authority to establish alternative procedures for adoption of children by relatives</heading><content><p style=\"-uslm-lc:I11\" class=\"indent0\">To the extent consistent with the Convention, the Secretary may establish by regulation alternative procedures for the adoption of children by individuals related to them by blood, marriage, or adoption, in cases subject to the Convention.</p>\n</content>\n</subsection>\n<subsection style=\"-uslm-lc:I19\" class=\"indent2 firstIndent-2\" id=\"id8fb137c4-86fb-11e9-b915-8b3e54686b9f\" identifier=\"/us/usc/t42/s14952/b\"><num value=\"b\" class=\"bold\">(b)</num><heading class=\"bold\"> Waiver authority</heading><paragraph style=\"-uslm-lc:I79\" class=\"indent3 firstIndent-2\" id=\"id8fb137c5-86fb-11e9-b915-8b3e54686b9f\" identifier=\"/us/usc/t42/s14952/b/1\"><num value=\"1\" class=\"bold\">(1)</num><heading class=\"bold\"> In general</heading><content><p style=\"-uslm-lc:I12\" class=\"indent1\">Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, to the extent consistent with the Convention, the Secretary may, on a case-by-case basis, waive applicable requirements of this chapter or regulations issued under this chapter, in the interests of justice or to prevent grave physical harm to the child.</p>\n</content>\n</paragraph>\n<paragraph style=\"-uslm-lc:I79\" class=\"indent3 firstIndent-2\" id=\"id8fb137c6-86fb-11e9-b915-8b3e54686b9f\" identifier=\"/us/usc/t42/s14952/b/2\"><num value=\"2\" class=\"bold\">(2)</num><heading class=\"bold\"> Nondelegation</heading><content><p style=\"-uslm-lc:I12\" class=\"indent1\">The authority provided by paragraph (1) may not be delegated.</p>\n</content>\n</paragraph>\n</subsection>\n<sourceCredit id=\"id8fb137c7-86fb-11e9-b915-8b3e54686b9f\">(<ref href=\"/us/pl/106/279/tV/s502\">Pub. L. 106–279, title V, § 502</ref>, <date date=\"2000-10-06\">Oct. 6, 2000</date>, <ref href=\"/us/stat/114/843\">114 Stat. 843</ref>.)</sourceCredit>\n<notes type=\"uscNote\" id=\"id8fb137c8-86fb-11e9-b915-8b3e54686b9f\">\n<note style=\"-uslm-lc:I75\" topic=\"referencesInText\" id=\"id8fb137c9-86fb-11e9-b915-8b3e54686b9f\">\n<heading class=\"centered smallCaps\">References in Text</heading><p style=\"-uslm-lc:I21\" class=\"indent0\">This chapter, referred to in subsec. (b)(1), was in the original “this Act”, meaning <ref href=\"/us/pl/106/279\">Pub. L. 106–279</ref>, <date date=\"2000-10-06\">Oct. 6, 2000</date>, <ref href=\"/us/stat/114/825\">114 Stat. 825</ref>, which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under <ref href=\"/us/usc/t42/s14901\">section 14901 of this title</ref> and Tables.</p>\n</note>\n<note style=\"-uslm-lc:I74\" topic=\"effectiveDate\" id=\"id8fb137ca-86fb-11e9-b915-8b3e54686b9f\"><heading class=\"centered smallCaps\">Effective Date</heading><p style=\"-uslm-lc:I21\" class=\"indent0\">Section effective upon entry into force for the United States of the Convention on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption, pursuant to Article 46(2)(a) of the Convention, with transition rule, see section 505(a)(2), (b) of <ref href=\"/us/pl/106/279\">Pub. L. 106–279</ref>, set out as an Effective Dates; Transition Rule note under <ref href=\"/us/usc/t42/s14901\">section 14901 of this title</ref>.</p>\n</note>\n</notes>\n</section>","provision":null,"duplicates":[],"release":{"label":"116-252","currency_date":"2020-12-22","congress":116,"law_num":252,"excluded_laws":[],"update_num":null,"seq":222,"is_partial":false,"caveat":null,"titles_affected":["18","20","31","34","40","42"],"ingested_titles":[]},"served_from":{"label":"116-252","currency_date":"2020-12-22","congress":116,"law_num":252,"excluded_laws":[],"update_num":null,"seq":222,"is_partial":false,"caveat":null,"titles_affected":["18","20","31","34","40","42"],"ingested_titles":[]},"content_first_seen":{"label":"116-19","currency_date":"2019-05-31","congress":116,"law_num":19,"excluded_laws":[],"update_num":null,"seq":174,"is_partial":false,"caveat":null,"titles_affected":["25","42"],"ingested_titles":[]},"is_exact":true,"note":null}