In some of the most contentious and difficult custody cases, a parent may remove or retain a child in a foreign country. We have successfully litigated cases in this area of law. The United States is a signatory to the Hague Convention, an international treaty which provides for foreign nations to cooperate with each other in the enforcement of custody orders from member nations. We have worked with the State Department, and the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, on these cases, as they are indispensable resources for tracking abducted children and for providing evidence and expert testimony as to the risk factors and effects of abduction on children.
