On September 13, 2022, the U.S. Department of State issued its annual "action report" outlining the specific actions that the U.S. government has taken with regard to the countries it listed in its June 2022 compliance report. Learn more about the compliance report and read it here. Included in … Read More about DOS Update (13 Sept 2022): U.S. Department of State issues its annual action report on child abduction
DOS Update (17 June 2022): Annual ICAPRA Compliance Report is published
The U.S. Department of State issues a yearly "compliance" report, as mandated by Congress, that visits outstanding child abduction cases from the United States to other countries and explores some of the underlying reasons behind why certain cases remain unresolved. The report includes both … Read More about DOS Update (17 June 2022): Annual ICAPRA Compliance Report is published
Case Update (2021): In re Marriage of BK & LS; international relocation
In an unpublished opinion on April 16, 2021, the California Court of Appeal affirmed a Superior Court order permitting a mother to relocate her two minor children to Hungary. The order had a variety of "measures" in it that were intended to ensure the California order's enforcement. The … Read More about Case Update (2021): In re Marriage of BK & LS; international relocation
DOS Update (2021): 2021 Annual Compliance Report
The U.S. Department of State issues a yearly “compliance” report, as mandated by Congress, that visits outstanding child abduction cases from the United States to other countries and explores some of the underlying reasons behind why certain cases remain unresolved. The report includes both … Read More about DOS Update (2021): 2021 Annual Compliance Report
Case Update (2020): Valles Rubio v. Veintimilla Castro; Grave Risk in Hague Abduction Case, and ameliorative measures
On May 11, 2020, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the return of a minor child to Ecuador in the case of Valles Rubio v. Veintimilla Castro, 813 Fed.Appx. 619 (2020). The key issue on appeal revolved around the grave risk of harm to the minor child if returned to Ecuador, and … Read More about Case Update (2020): Valles Rubio v. Veintimilla Castro; Grave Risk in Hague Abduction Case, and ameliorative measures
DOS Update: New ICAPRA Report Out
The U.S. Department of State issues a yearly "compliance" report, as mandated by Congress, that visits outstanding child abduction cases from the United States to other countries and explores some of the underlying reasons behind why certain cases remain unresolved. The report includes both … Read More about DOS Update: New ICAPRA Report Out