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[CITE: 42USC11607]

 
                 TITLE 42--THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
 
           CHAPTER 121--INTERNATIONAL CHILD ABDUCTION REMEDIES
 
Sec. 11607. Costs and fees


(a) Administrative costs

    No department, agency, or instrumentality of the Federal Government 
or of any State or local government may impose on an applicant any fee 
in relation to the administrative processing of applications submitted 
under the Convention.

(b) Costs incurred in civil actions

    (1) Petitioners may be required to bear the costs of legal counsel 
or advisors, court costs incurred in connection with their petitions, 
and travel costs for the return of the child involved and any 
accompanying persons, except as provided in paragraphs (2) and (3).
    (2) Subject to paragraph (3), legal fees or court costs incurred in 
connection with an action brought under section 11603 of this title 
shall be borne by the petitioner unless they are covered by payments 
from Federal, State, or local legal assistance or other programs.
    (3) Any court ordering the return of a child pursuant to an action 
brought under section 11603 of this title shall order the respondent to 
pay necessary expenses incurred by or on behalf of the petitioner, 
including court costs, legal fees, foster home or other care during the 
course of proceedings in the action, and transportation costs related to 
the return of the child, unless the respondent establishes that such 
order would be clearly inappropriate.

(Pub. L. 100-300, Sec. 8, Apr. 29, 1988, 102 Stat. 440.)
