Judiciary of England and Wales publishes protective measures fact sheet for international child abduction cases
The Judiciary of England and Wales has published a protective measures fact sheet prepared by the International Hague Network of Judges for England and Wales, with support from the Ministry of Justice (MoJ), for international child abduction cases under the 1980 Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction (the 1980 Hague Convention). Aimed at judges, parties, parents and mediators, the fact sheet summarises the protective measures available in England and Wales for cases involving a child allegedly wrongfully removed from, or retained outside of, the jurisdiction following an application under the 1980 Hague Convention. Modelled on the Australian Hague Network judges’ fact sheet, it provides only an overview, is not exhaustive and does not suggest or imply any particular outcome in any application.