What the Trial Judge Needs to Know about the Convention of 23 November 2007 on the International Recovery of Child Support and Other Forms of Family Maintenance
Since the 1950s, there have been several international multi-lateral treaties for recognition and enforcement of child and spousal support orders. They operated, primarily, in civil law countries where “creditor-based jurisdiction” […]
Missing and Exploited Children
Moving Children through Private International Law: Institutions and the Enactment of Ethics
This article examines how the Hague Convention on the Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption (Hague Adoption Convention) plays a central role in justifying the institution […]
Resolving parental abduction: Child find of America’s mediation program
The majority of children abducted in the United States are taken by a relative or parent. Recognizing the potential value of mediation in such situations, Child Find of America, Inc., […]
Child Abduction
Getting Tough on International Child Abduction
International child abduction, typically undertaken by one of the child’s parents, has become an increasing problem in recent years, particularly in the United States. Parents have encountered serious difficulties in […]
The Hague Convention and Transnational Custody Disputes
Adopted on October 24, 1980, the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction was designed to address the problem of international parental child abduction. More than 90 […]