22 C.F.R. § 94.2

Designation of Central Authority

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The Office of Children's Issues in the Bureau of Consular Affairs is designated as the U.S. Central Authority to discharge the duties which are imposed by the Convention and the International Child Abduction Remedies Act upon such authorities.

[60 FR 25843, May 15, 1995]
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 6 cases, 1998–2014 · leading case: Chafin v. Chafin, 133 S. Ct. 1017 (2013).
Chafin v. Chafin, 133 S. Ct. 1017 (2013). · cites it 2× “Central Authority, §11606(a), and the President has designated the Office of Children’s Issues in the State Department’s Bureau of Consular Affairs, 22 CFR §94.2 (2012). Eighty-nine nations are party to the Convention as of this writing.”
Lozano v. Montoya Alvarez, 134 S. Ct. 1224 (2014). “2 The United States Central Authority-the Office of Children's Issues in the Department of State, see 22 CFR § 94.2 (2013)-received the application on March 23, 2010.”
Lozano v. Alvarez, 697 F.3d 41 (2d Cir. 2012). “6, 7); see also 22 C.F.R. § 94.2 (designating the "Office of Children’s Issues in the Bureau of Consular Affairs .”
Egervary v. Young, 159 F. Supp. 2d 132 (E.D. Pa. 2001). “See 22 C.F.R. § 94.2 . The Convention describes the duties of such Central Authorities: Central Authorities shall cooperate with each other and promote co-operation amongst the competent authorities in their respective States to secure the prompt return of children and to…”
Distler v. Distler, 26 F. Supp. 2d 723 (D.N.J. 1998). “22 C.F.R. § 94.2 . The remedies under the Convention and ICARA are not exclusive, but simply act as one method for return of children.”
Mendoza v. Silva, 987 F. Supp. 2d 883 (N.D. Iowa 2013). “ICARA instructs the President to designate the U.S. Central Authority, § 11606(a), and the President has designated the Office of Children's Issues in the State Department's Bureau of Consular Affairs, 22 C.”
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