Why is Parental Kidnapping so common?
The treaty was first enforced in 1988. The treaty states that we will return stolen children to countries if they return the children to us, unless there is a serious risk to the child’s health. Potential sexual abuse, domestic violence, and regional conflict are all examples of grave risk of harm.
- The grave risk of harm exception may be invoked if there is a danger of you being infected with an infectious disease or terrorism.
- This treaty states that abducting children should not be done by parents.
- The country where the child is taken should hold a custody hearing to determine who should have custody.
CHILDREN ARE STOLEN EACH DAY FROM CALIFORNIA.
They are often taken to France, Japan, Germany and Poland by international parental kidnapping. Are we willing to have the local court in? Vladivostok To hold a full evidentiary Hearing in cases of parental kidnapping? The kidnapping father or mother will likely claim they can’t get a hearing in Los Angeles County because of the rampant violence by gangs, terrorist incidents (San Bernardino) and the epidemic bird flu. The parent may also claim emotional and/or physical abuse, which can only be proven in the country it was committed
Summarized from an article by Walzer Melcher & Yoda LLP.
