12 months suspended imprisonment
District Court of Gelderland
July 1 2022, ECLI:NL:RBGEL:2022:3355
The mother withdrew her three-year-old daughter from the father’s legal custody for 14 […]
The grave risk exception
If a child has been abducted by it’s parent to another country, the other parent can ask the court in […]
The habitual residence of a child
The Hague Child Abduction Convention aims to ensure the immediate return […]
International child abduction: does age make a difference?
What difference does the age of the child make when it comes to The Hague Convention, and a request to […]
Children’s ‘refusal’ not accepted
District Court of The Hague
March 26 2020, ECLI:NL:RBDHA:2020:2861
The court does not see any ground for ‘refusal’, because the children’s […]
The habitual residence of a baby
Monasky v. Taglieri
Supreme Court of the United States, February 25 2020
Do you need an agreement to have ‘shared parental […]
Is it a criminal act if you abduct your own child?
Appeal Court The Hague
December 2 2019, ECLI:NL:GHDHA:2019:3154
In this case a father kept the children away from their mother for […]
The Dutch Central Authority
How to contact the Dutch Central Authority to file a return request
www.government.nl/topics/international-child-abduction
The Dutch Central Authority is the first organisation […]
Who to contact?
Centrum IKO
The Dutch International Child Abduction centre
If you wish to file a return request about a child who has […]
Permission to travel
Authorisation form
Download the authorisation form here.
What do I need to travel abroad with our child?
If you are travelling with […]