If a parent wrongfully removes a child from their country of habitual residence, and the “left behind” parent is exercising custodial rights, the wronged parent may petition for the return of children to the country of habitual residence.
Patty Shewmaker and Alexa Lewis discuss the complexities of international child abduction and the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction – a multilateral treaty that established procedures for the prompt return of children who have been wrongfully removed or kept away from their home country.