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Central Authority

All member states have a Central Authortiy, who has the task to receive and investigate the request for return about abducted children. In the Netherlands this the Centrale Autoriteit is part of the Ministry of Justice. Their contact information is on the website of...

Centrum IKO

The Dutch Centrum IKO (Centrum Internationale Kinderontvoering) is a Ducht foundation that gives information and advice to parents, family members and professionals who are faced with these issues. Their website is www.kinderontvoering.org.

Child abduction

The unauthorized transfer or non-return of a child, without the consent of the other parent with custodial rights.

Child interview

The Dutch word is ‘kindgesprek’. This is a short conversation in the court house bewtween the child and one or more judges. In regular cases, children will recieve an invitation if they are 12 years old or older. In cases of international child abduction...