hague convention on the civil aspects of international child abduction
Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction. An international convention (concluded in 1980) that seeks to counteract cross-border child-snatching by noncustodial parents. • This convention created a legal mechanism available to parents seeking the return of, or access to, their children. Its purposes are to secure the prompt return of children who have been wrongfully taken from one country to another and to enforce custody and visitation rights in the contracting countries. The procedure is summary in nature and does not contemplate continuing hearings on the merits of a dispute. More than 46 countries are parties to the Convention, including the United States. 42 USCA §§ 11601–11610. [Cases: Child Custody 802.]
