What is the European Convention?

Like the Hague Convention, the European Convention binds all the contracting states into working together to return the abducted child back to his or her place of residence. However the European Convention differs from the Hague Convention as it looks at residence and contact orders rather than residence and contact rights. The European Convention can be used to enforce contact orders, however, this Convention has been largely superseded by the Hague Convention.

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