This site carries information concerning The Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction (The Convention), its United States implementing legislation, 42 U.S.C. 11601 to 11610, also known as the International Child Abduction Remidies Act (ICARA) and, to a lesser extent, information about the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction Act (UCCJA) and its Federal Counterpart 28 U.S.C. 1738A.
There are over 380 files on this site, of which 226 are decisions of various courts world wide, that cover this material. Files are regularly added, usually one or two a week. A brief description, with key words, of all of these files is given in the File Description sub-file.
These files are made available to anyone who wishes to use them, at no charge.
If a user of this site has information that would be of use, it is requested that such information be sent to this site for reivew by linking the information with an e-mail message. Information such as the text of a decision cocerning The Convention (Court of First Instance and/or Appealate Decisions), articles on The Convention, etc., would be appreciated.
Due to the lack of funding (none) it is requested that all such contributions be in English.
Another valuable source of information is the Office of Children's Issues of the United States Department of State.
In addition to the above there are a number of other Web Sites that have information concerning International Child Abduction.