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Litigating International Child Abduction Cases Under the Hague Convention
The purpose of the first Manual, issued in 2007, was to provide attorneys with a road map for litigating international child abduction cases. Since the
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Probably the world's biggest database for parental abduction.
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Family Abduction Prevention and Response
Many child abductions in the United States are committed by a parent or other family member. An estimated 203,900 children were victims of family abduction
When Your Child Is Missing: A Family Survival Guide
This Guide was written by parents and family members who have experienced the disappearance of a child. It contains their combined advice concerning what you
Family Abductions: What We’ve Learned An In-Depth Analysis by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
A family abduction is defined as the taking, retention or concealment of a child, younger than 18 years of age, by a parent, other person
A Family Resource Guide on International Parental Kidnapping
This guide imparts the group’s practical wisdom and the hope that other parents will not have to experience the confusion and discouragement these parents did
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US State Department Annual Report on Parental Abduction
As a party to the Hague Convention of 25 October 1980 on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction (Convention), the United States is committed
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Prevalence of adults who are the targets of parental alienating behaviors and their impact
Estimating the prevalence of parental alienation is challenging because not all children who are exposed to parental alienating behaviors become alienated (Harman, Bernet, & Harman,
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Parents Behaving Badly: Gender Biases in the Perception of Parental Alienating Behaviors
According to gender role theory, individuals who confirm expectations associated with their gender roles are rewarded and judged against these expectations when they deviate. Parental
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Parental alienating behaviors: An unacknowledged form of family violence
Despite affecting millions of families around the world, parental alienation has been largely unacknowledged or denied by legal and health professionals as a form of
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Parental Alienation: The Blossoming of a Field of Study
Parental alienation has been an unacknowledged and poorly understood form of family violence. Research on parental alienation and the behaviors that cause it has evolved