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International Judicial Assistance, Notarial Services
and Authentication of Documents

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Country-Specific Information
Service of Process Abroad
Obtaining Evidence Abroad
Enforcement of Judgments
Travel Abroad for Judicial Assistance Purposes
Notarial and Authentication Services
Criminal Matters
Family Law and Child Protection Issues
Property, Tourist, Trade and Commercial Complaints, Foreign Claims
Foreign Attorneys
Other Links


COUNTRY-SPECIFIC INFORMATION

GENERAL INFORMATION

SERVICE OF PROCESS ABROAD

Treaties on Service of Documents

Hague Convention of the Service Abroad of Judicial and Extra-Judicial Documents in Civil and Commercial Matters

Inter-American (Service) Convention on Letters Rogatory and Additional Protocol

OBTAINING EVIDENCE ABROAD

Treaties on Obtaining Evidence Abroad

Hague Convention on Obtaining Evidence Abroad in Civil and Commercial Matters

ENFORCEMENT OF JUDGMENTS

TRAVEL ABROAD FOR JUDICIAL ASSISTANCE PURPOSES

NOTARIAL AND AUTHENTICATION SERVICES

Treaties on Authentication/Legalization of Documents

Hague Convention Abolishing the Requirements for Legalization of Foreign Public Documents

CRIMINAL MATTERS

FAMILY LAW AND CHILD PROTECTION ISSUES

Child Protection Services

Child Support Enforcement

Marriage and Divorce

Trafficking in Women and Children

Child Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation

Child Labor

U.S. Embassies Abroad - Lists of Attorneys

OTHER LINKS

DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR SPECIFIC TREATY LINKS

TREATY DATABASES

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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

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NOTARIAL AND AUTHENTICATIONS LINKS

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