- The Hague Convention on the
Civil Aspects
- of International Child Abduction
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English text of
Convention • Texte
francais
The Hague Convention only applies between countries that have ratified it.
Child custody jurisdiction disputes between U.S. states and non-ratifying countries are governed by the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction Act or Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act of the U.S. state in question, which also is relevant even to Hague-ratifying countries once there are no further Hague Convention questions to be decided.
English text of Convention || Texte francais What countries have ratified the Hague Convention?
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Disclaimer: Items are not to be considered legal advice or to create any lawyer-client relationship. Most articles include some obsolete information. In addition, taking any legal information out of context, i.e., using it in a different court or a subtly different kind of case, or without the training to understand all of what it means or doing research to verify it, usually has disastrous consequences.