{"id":1574,"date":"2024-02-02T00:00:49","date_gmt":"2024-02-02T00:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/urbanthier.de\/?p=1574"},"modified":"2026-05-24T13:23:22","modified_gmt":"2026-05-24T13:23:22","slug":"my-child-was-abducted-from-my-home-country-without-my-permission-what-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/urbanthier.de\/en\/mein-kind-wurde-ohne-meine-erlaubnis-aus-meinem-heimatland-entfuehrt-was-nun\/","title":{"rendered":"My child was abducted from my home country without my permission \u2013 what now?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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My child was abducted from my home country without my permission \u2013 what now?<\/h1><\/div><\/div>\n\n
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If your child has been taken or kept in another country without your consent from your home country (habitual residence), you must act immediately to protect your rights. A common scenario is when one parent takes the child out of their home country without the consent of the other parent to start a new life in another country. Another common scenario involves one parent traveling abroad with the child with the other parent's consent and then refusing to return as planned. In either case, prompt action is crucial.<\/span><\/p>\n

To enforce your rights, you must follow a procedure under the so-called\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Hague Convention<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/span>initiate, an international treaty governing cross-border child abductions. The Hague Convention provides for an expedited judicial proceeding in which the court merely decides whether the child should be returned to their country of origin (habitual residence) or allowed to remain in the US.<\/span><\/p>\n

Once this decision is made, all usual custody, visitation, and other family law matters will be heard in the child's home country's courts and not in the U.S. The Hague Convention ensures that only one competent court may decide custody issues involving a child and prevents one parent from attempting to \u201eforum shop\u201c for a more favorable court to obtain custody orders that contradict those of the child's home country.<\/span><\/p>\n

Due to the limited scope of proceedings under the Hague Convention, the competent court can conduct them swiftly up to the main hearing. In accordance with the provisions of the Hague Convention, proceedings can be concluded from the filing of the application to the main hearing before the court in as little as six weeks.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n

Protecting Your Family Under the Hague Convention<\/h3><\/div><\/div>\n\n

There are few objections to an application under the Hague Convention for the return of a child. These objections are:<\/span><\/p>\n