What are the challenges of solving international child abductions?
Are parental child abductions going unpunished? Canadian and U.S. data suggest most international child abductions are committed by a family member. Typically, the parent left behind has sole custody and believes they have legal protection when their kids are taken abroad. Instead, they find themselves stuck in a slow and expensive bureaucratic system desperately searching for help. We discuss the challenges of solving international child abduction cases at 1930GMT.
In this episode of The Stream, we speak to:Stephen Watkins @iCHAPEAU_LawFounder of iCHAPEAUiCHAPEAU.caMartin Waage @AbductedDirector of ABP World Groupabpworld.comJeremy Morley @jeremydmorleyInternational family lawyerinternational-divorce.comJacquelyn AbbottDefendant, ‘Abbott v. Abbott’