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What can the law do to help me if my child has been abducted?

What can the law do to help me if my child has been abducted and taken to another country?

If a child has been abducted from the UK, there are 2 International Conventions that may assist a parent in tracing and returning their child. The Conventions are known as:

These Conventions have created a network of countries who work together with the intention in most cases to return the abducted child back to his or her place of residence. The countries that have joined the Conventions are known as contracting states. The UK is a Contracting State to both Conventions.

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