Abduction – Hague Act Morse Investigation Services has put
together a general overview of the Hague Act as well as some
additional information about international Abduction.
International Abduction Cases and the Hague Act How does the
Hague Convention work? The Convention does not apply to every
international parental child abduction case. Several parameters
must be met in order to file an application for return under the
treaty. For your case to be considered, you must show: That your
child was habitually resident (child’s home for a significant
amount of time) in one Convention country, and was wrongfully
removed to or retained in another Convention country (taken or
retained in violation of your custody rights); That the wrongful
removal or retention must have occurred between two Convention
countries that have a treaty relationship on or after the date
the treaty came into force between the two countries (the dates
are different for every country); The child or children are
under the age of 16 at the time