A Family Resource Guide on International Parental Kidnapping

This guide provides practical, detailed information about preventing international kidnapping and increasing the chances children who have been kidnapped to or wrongfully retained in another country will be returned. This publication also offers descriptions and assessments of the civil and criminal remedies available in international parental kidnapping cases, explains applicable laws and identifies both public and private resources available when an international abduction occurs or is threatened. It also prepares parents for the legal and emotional difficulties they may experience.