International Child Abduction — Getting Your Child Back
In today's global economy, people are traveling, working and emigrating as never before. When two people from different countries marry and have children — and then divorce — they may want to take the children back to their home country. If they do not have physical child custody and they take the children to another country, that is international child abduction.
Giustino Capodilupo is a family law attorney with extensive experience with divorce and child custody matters. International child abduction by a parent who does not have child custody, is covered in many nations of the world by the Hague Convention treaty.
The Hague Conference on Private International Law reports that, "The Hague Convention of 25 October 1980 on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction is a multilateral treaty, which seeks to protect children from the harmful effects of abduction and retention across international boundaries by providing a procedure to bring about their prompt return."
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There are many countries in the world that have signed the treaty. As signers, these countries agree that abducted children will be returned to the custody of the custodial parent's country. Parents who have an ex-spouse with planned travel to these countries should know that the treaty provides a means to have your children returned to you, should your spouse attempt to keep them.
Please understand that even when we act quickly to have your child returned to you from a treaty country, it may take some time to complete the transfer.
The Hague Convention treaty countries are currently: Albania, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, People's Republic of China, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Ecuador, Egypt, Estonia, European Union, Finland, France Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, India, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Republic of Korea, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Malta, Mexico, Monaco, Montenegro, Morocco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russian Federation, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Suriname, Sweden, Switzerland, former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America, Uruguay and Venezuela.
If your child is a victim of an international child abduction by a stranger, that is a matter for law enforcement authorities.
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If your child has been abducted by their other parent, or your former spouse wishes to travel internationally, please call our law office at 866-644-3769, 203-493-0503 or send us an e-mail. Giustino Capodilupo is a Connecticut child abduction attorney who will work diligently to solve all your legal issues.
