What's more, the foreign country may not have laws against parental child abduction.

Further information about the prevention of international child abduction can be found on our website.

"The majority of the time, child abductions are done by family members.

"There haven't been any unresolved child abductions in the area within the past two years."

See our separate guidance on forced marriage and child abduction.

Eight out of 14 cases heard involved child abduction, which may indicate that the problem is widespread.

A. Most child abduction perpetrators know their victims, that much is very clear.

The law is aimed at reducing the cases of international child abduction by a parent.

The case was the first in a series of child abductions and murders to capture national attention last year.

The Convention does not apply to every international parental child abduction case.

Many parents feel they need to keep a closer eye on their children because of concerns about crime, school violence, child abduction and abuse.

Kowalski called 9-1-1 to report what she believed to be a child abduction.

However, I'll have you know that the police take a pretty dim view of child abduction."

First, please read the information on this page and learn about possible solutions to an international parental child abduction.

However, according to December 2009 figures, there appeared to be 79 child abduction cases involving 100 children.

Another would make international child abduction a Federal offense.

Child abduction by strangers, the experts continue to say, is not a growing menace.

Japan-specific information on international parental child abduction may be found here.

Like many countries, Canada is concerned about child abduction.

After seeing news stories about child abductions, people may judge that the likelihood of this event is greater.

Parental child abduction is not considered a crime in Japan."

And when, last summer, child abduction was in the headlines, parents refused to let their children go to the playground.

The response to these concerns was the coining of the term "international child abduction."

In some countries, international child abduction is a felony.

Our Network's attorneys provide legal representation to parents involved in international parental child abduction cases.