The legal issues around international parental child abductions

Opinion: over 1,400 parental child abductions occur annually in Europe and can be very stressful and difficult to deal with for all involved Globalisation has contributed to the increased movement […]
The Rights of Parents and Children: How to Better Implement the Goldman Act on Child Abduction
Date: Wednesday, September 29, 2021 – 1:00pmLocation: 2172 Rayburn and Virtual, via Cisco WebEx Announcement Please join the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission for a hearing on “The Rights of Parents and Children: How […]
Advocates call out Japan for one-parent, overseas abductions of American children

BY WYATT OLSON• STARS AND STRIPES • SEPTEMBER 30, 2021 Just over 10,800 American children were victims of so-called international parental child abduction from 2009 through 2019, according to a 2020 report by the Congressional […]
Per chi si reca all’estero con i bambini
Per chi torna in Giappone con i bambini
Two years after Japan signed Hague, children have been returned but old issues remain
‘What brand of Champagne did you drink?” The lawyer delivered the question with a dramatic flourish, and I suppose it was a reasonable question to ask, even if rhetorically. I […]
Parental Abduction Takes Toll on Kids’ Future Mental Health
ABC News reports that 70 percent of children involved in parental abduction cases endure serious mental health issues later on, related to the trauma of the experience. Parental abduction occurs when one […]
Speakeasy: Parental Child Abduction in Japanese Law
Credit: ShingetsuNews This SNA Speakeasy features Jeremy Morley on the theme of “Parental Child Abduction in Japanese Law.”
FIGURES AND TRENDS 2019: FROM HOTLINES FOR MISSING CHILDREN AND CROSS-BORDER FAMILY MEDIATORS

Every year thousands of children go missing inEurope because of abuse, violence, neglect,conflict, and poverty. Due to lack of comparabledata on missing children it is difficult to know thecomplete scope […]
Parents and children brief information about current legislation

This brochure provides briefinformation about parenthood,custody, maintenance for childrenand related matters.The regulations described hereare mainly found in the Childrenand Parents Code (1949:381). Youwill find the most recent version ofthe Children […]
Single Motherhood and Children’s Health and School Performance in Japan

Abstract This paper examines the well-being of Japanese children in single-mother families relative to children living with both parents. Using data from three rounds of the National Survey of Households […]