State responses
Andorra (2017)
Argentina (2011)
Additional documentation: Ley Nº 23.857 | Civil Code - Patria Potestas (English) + Español | Protection against family violence (English) + Español | Visitation Rights (English) + Español | Ley de protección integral a las mujeres | Civil Code - Rights and duties of relatives (English) + Español | Mediación y conciliación: Ley 24.573 | Mediación y conciliación: Ley 26.589
Armenia (2017)
Australia (2017)
Austria (2015)
Belgium (2012)
Additional documentation: Loi 10.08.1998 | Loi 10.05.2007 | Requête | Certificat Autorité parentale | Code pénal | Code pénal - Section IV | Loi Médiation
Bolivia | Spanish version (2019)
Brazil (2015)
Bulgaria (2011)
Additional documentation: Personal Documents Act | Child Protection Act (extract) | Child Protection Act (full version) | Code of Civil Procedure (extract) | Family Code | Request for access
Burkina Faso (2011)
Canada: Federal (October 2020) | Alberta (November 2020) | British Columbia (May 2018) | Manitoba (February 2017) | New Brunswick (February 2017) | Nova Scotia (June 2022) | Nunavut (February 2017) | Ontario (February 2020) | Prince Edward Island (March 2019) | Quebec (November 2020) | Saskatchewan (March 2019)
Chile (2022)
China - Hong Kong SAR (2017)
Colombia (2022)
Costa Rica (2011)
Croatia (2017)
Cyprus (2016)
Additional documentation: relevant legislation
Czech Republic (2011)
Additional documentation: relevant legislation
Denmark (2019)
Additional documentation: relevant legislation
Dominican Republic (2011)
Additional documentation: Resolución No. 480-2008 | Ley 136-03 | Ley 24-97
Ecuador (2011)
El Salvador (2011)
Estonia (2022)
Finland (2017)
Additional documentation: Child Custody and Right of Access Act | Child Custody and Right of Access Decree | A booklet providing basic information to parents and intended as a guide to Finnish authorities in cases of international child abduction, has been prepared in co-operation between the Ministry of Justice, Ministry for Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health, the Finnish Police and the Association for Abducted Children in February 2021: Booklet on International Child Abduction (in Finnish, Swedish and English).
France (2017)
Additional documentation: Liste des accords bilatéraux auxquels la France est partie en matière de déplacements illicites d'enfants
Georgia (2022)
Germany (2022)
Greece (2017)
Additional documentation: relevant legislation
Guinea (2013)
Additional documentation: Code civil | Code pénal | Code de l'enfant
Honduras (2017)
Hungary (2018)
Iceland (2017)
Ireland (2016)
Additional documentation: Practice Direction | Application Form
Israel (2011)
Additional documentation: Hague Convention Law | Hague Regulations | Penal Law sections | Prevention of Violence
Italy (2016)
Jamaica (2018)
Japan (2022)
Additional documentation: Implementation Act
Latvia (2011)
Lithuania (2011)
Malta (2011)
Mauritius (2011)
Mexico (2011)
Montenegro (2014)
New Zealand (2012)
Netherlands (2017)
Additional documentation: Annexes
Nicaragua | Spanish version (2019)
Norway (2017)
Additional documentation: The Child Abduction Act | The Child Welfare Act | The Children Act
Panama (2012)
Paraguay (2021)
Peru (2011)
Additional documentation: Poder internacional para las partes | Poder internacional para régimen de visitas | Código de los niños y adolescentes
Poland (2013)
Additional documentation: Proceedings concerning the taking away of a person subject to parental authority or care | Commission Decision | Art. 93 | Act | Art. 211 | form | parental authority | Art. 1150-1151 | mediation
Portugal (2011)
Republic of Korea (2013)
Additional documentation: Implementation Act | Request for Assistance in Securing the Return of the Child
Romania (2017)
Additional documentation: relevant legislation
Russian Federation | Russian version (2016)
Singapore (2017)
Slovakia (2017)
Slovenia (2017)
South Africa (2012)
Spain (2011)
Sweden (2020)
Additional documentation: relevant legislation
Switzerland (2020)
Thailand (2011)
Turkey (2011)
Additional documentation: Turkish Civil Code | Kanun No. 5717 | Juvenile Protection Law | Family Protection Law | The Legal Aspects and Scope of International Child Abduction
Ukraine (2011)
United Kingdom (2011): England and Wales | Northern Ireland
Additional documentation: Accompanying note (England and Wales) | Rules of the Supreme Court (Northern Ireland) | Legal Aid (General) Regulations (NI) 1965 (Northern Ireland) | The Children (NI) Order 1995: Parental responsibility (Northern Ireland)
United States of America (2012)
Uruguay (2022)
Additional documentation: Contact Form | Return Form
Venezuela (2011)
Additional documentation: Planilla de aplicación | Requirements to apply for international child return and international rights of access