U.S.A. Child Abduction

The United States is a party to the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction.

We handle many applications by foreign parents whose children have been abducted to the United States.

We also represent many parents who have brought their children into the United States for good reason from a foreign jurisdiction and who face claims of child abduction.

It is important to note that the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act, applicable throughout the United States treats foreign countries as if they were sister states in the USA. This can be of critical significance in the case of child abductions into the United States.

In child abduction cases speed is of the essence, whether in prosecuting or defending a claim.

Some of our articles

on international child abduction:

How to Win a Hague Convention
Child Abduction Case

Hague Convention Overview

Judicial Prevention of International Child Abduction

Habitual Residence

Acquiescence or Consent

The Future of the Grave Risk of Harm Defense
in Hague International Child Abduction Cases

When the Hague Convention Won't Help

"Rights of Custody" Under the Hague Convention

Top Ten Tips for Expats

Text of the Hague Convention on Abduction

ICARA - International Child Abduction Remedies Act

Criminal Prosecution and International Child Abduction

When There Is No Home State Who Has Child Custody Jurisdiction?