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International Parental Child Abduction

International Parental Child Abduction. A Holistic Approach. Ann Wollner Rosa Saladino. WHAT IS INTERNATIONAL PARENTAL CHILD ABDUCTION? . Parent taking or keeping child overseas without other parent’s permission, or court order

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International Parental Child Abduction

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  1. International ParentalChild Abduction A Holistic Approach Ann Wollner Rosa Saladino

  2. WHAT IS INTERNATIONAL PARENTAL CHILD ABDUCTION? • Parent taking or keeping child overseas without • other parent’s permission, or • court order • father comes to pick up the child for the weekend and mother and child have vanished • father takes child to visit sick grandfather in England and never comes back

  3. WHAT IS INTERNATIONAL PARENTAL CHILD ABDUCTION? • Other names • Parental kidnapping • Child snatching • Child stealing • IPCA It’s NOT Child Slavery Child Trafficking

  4. COMMON SITUATIONS • One parent comes from overseas (44.2%-2011) • Escaping from family violence • Revenge • Parents separating and family and support overseas • New born baby and family and support overseas • Separating and father thinks Australian family law gives the mother too many rights

  5. IS IT A REAL PROBLEM?

  6. IS IT A REAL PROBLEM? Australian Statistics-150 p.a.(min)

  7. IS IT A REAL PROBLEM? United States 1,700 p.a.

  8. IS IT A REAL PROBLEM? EFFECTS

  9. IS IT A REAL PROBLEM? EFFECTS

  10. IS IT A REAL PROBLEM? Child Abuse • Harms the child • Loss of love and contact with half his family • Loss of friends and community • Loss of stability and consistency • Loss of language, culture, name and nationality • Causes psychological and emotional trauma • Problems with anger, trust, abandonment, identity, helplessness and fearfulness

  11. IS IT A REAL PROBLEM? Left behind parent Parenting Fear Anger Relation-ships Stress from Relationship breakdown Devastation Depression Legal minefield

  12. IS IT A REAL PROBLEM? Abducting parent Revenge Post natal depression Fear Parenting Isolated Anger Relation-ships Insecure Depression guilt Relief

  13. Paul’s abduction

  14. SERVICES REQUIRED

  15. SERVICES PROVIDEDISS Australia- www.iss.org.au

  16. SERVICES PROVIDEDISSLEGAL

  17. SERVICES PROVIDEDISSSOCIAL WORK

  18. SERVICES PROVIDEDISSINTERNATIONAL MEDIATION

  19. IPCA ISSUES • Delays in return • Non contact/ alienation • Unenforceability of conditions in return orders • “ toilet paper” • Increased conflict • Ongoing trauma • Number of non Hague countries • Unevenness in Hague Jurisdictions

  20. Questions ????

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