### Question
How does INTERNATIONAL CHILD ABDUCTION PREVENTION AND RETURN define pattern of noncompliance?


### Answer
Under *22 U.S.C. § 9101*, **pattern of noncompliance** is defined as:

> the persistent failure—


(i) of a Convention country to implement and abide by provisions of the Hague Abduction Convention

#### Citation:
  - *22 U.S.C. § 9101*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 98-INTERNATIONAL CHILD ABDUCTION PREVENTION AND RETURN**

