Peter Thomas Senese & The I CARE Foundation Warn Parents Of International Parental Child Abduction Risks Over The Christmas Holidays

The Christmas holiday season is a time for family... and a time for celebrations.  As parents, the joy of seeing smiles on our children’s faces is a big part of the holiday but sadly, not all families will be celebrating this holiday season. Instead, there will be thousands of unsuspecting parents and children that are going to be targeted and thrown into the nightmarish world of international parental child abduction… a world that that no parent or child should have have to be exposed to.

Cases of international parental child abduction dramatically increase during the Christmas holidays, particularly the week right after the holiday as the abducting parent often uses holiday travel as part of their abduction scheme with their intent being to never return back to the country of origin with the child. These type of parental kidnappings, which are based on the wrongful retention of a child in a foreign country by one of their parents, accounts for approximately 70% of all international child abductions according to an extensive research study conducted by the I CARE Foundation during the summer of 2014.

In an effort to prevent international parental child abduction, the I CARE Foundation created the International Travel Child Consent Form.  This ground-breaking document focuses on abduction prevention due to wrongful retention, and it has been embraced by the legal community around the world along with key stakeholders in the area of abduction prevention.

This season, if you happen to have a child traveling internationally, in particular if you happen to be a family that is at high risk for international parental child abduction – one that is involved in a child custody dispute, separation or divorce, especially if your partner has ties abroad – you must be proactive in protecting your children and utilizing the International Travel Child Consent Form is one of the most effective ways to do that. Often, parents that are involved in international child custody disputes and who may be targeted for abduction think that their child is best protected from abduction when there is a court agreement in place for the child to return if the other parent is granted travel. The truth is that unless there is an international travel consent form that has immediate ramifications attached to it, the parent and child targeted for abduction are at serious risk.  The I CARE Foundation’s International Travel Child Consent Form can help protect a parent and child in this type of situation.

Thanks to the overwhelming success of the I CARE Foundation's International Travel Child Consent Form in preventing international parental child abduction associated with wrongful retention, our Hague Child Abduction Convention inspired travel form for minors has been translated and is now available (for free) online in over 20 languages from around the world. Early in 2015 it will be available in every official language spoken by each signatory country of the 1980 Hague Child Abduction Convention.  

Visit the official I CARE Foundation website to see the translations that are currently available.  If you should have any questions regarding the form please contact the I CARE Foundation at legal@theicarefoundation.org

The simple fact is that when a child is parentally kidnapped they should be considered in grave danger - immediately!  International parental child abduction is a crime that can involve the physical, emotional and psychological abuse of a child.  A child that tragically becomes a victim of a parental kidnapping suffers both short and long-term psychological effects, even if the child is reunited with their other parent.  

A parent that is capable of abducting their own child typically has long-term psychological problems making them a real danger to their child.  A child's well-being is typically not something that is a consideration of the abducting parent.   A U.S. Department of State report specifically states, “[The] profile [of an international parental child abductor] is the sociopathic personality.”  The United States Department of Justice’s Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) stated, concerning the sociopathic behavior of abductors, “As with paranoid and delusional parents, sociopathic parents are unable to perceive their children as having separate needs or rights. Consequently, they often use their children blatantly as instruments of revenge or punishment or as trophies in their fight with the ex-partner. Hence, the sociopathic parent believes that domestic violence and child abduction can be perpetrated with impunity.”

If you happen to be unfamiliar with the term “filicide”, it is the deliberate act of a parent killing his or her own child, and is serious concern when we speak of international parental child abduction.  Dr. Phillip Resnick, the Director of Forensic Psychiatry at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland stated in an article that was published by the Denver Post a few years ago about parental child killing, “Historically, one out of 33 homicides is a parent killing a child younger than 18.” Dr. Resnick, who conducted a study on filicide in 2005 states “Filicide, the deliberate act of a parent killing his or her own child, is the third-leading cause of death in American children ages 5 to 14.” As well in this Denver Post report was that fact that, “Researchers estimate 250 to 300 children are murdered by their parents each year in the U.S.”

So when we talk about the reality of filicide... parents murdering their own child... and combine that with a statement released by the FBI that shares the increased rate of non-custodial parents threatening to harm their own children all with the intent of revenge against the other parent who most likely has been given legal custody... do we need to be even more concerned about the fact that there are still thousands upon thousands of children each year being targeted for international parental child abduction?  You be we do!

All these facts support what the I CARE Foundation has been saying for some time: Children that are parentally abducted are being murdered.  And this only emphasis the fact that we need to prevent international child abduction!  So, outside of utilizing the International Travel Child Consent Form if you have a child traveling abroad, what else can you do to prevent abduction?

Well, it is essential that all parents know the WARNING SIGNS of international parental child abduction and as well what to do if international parental child abduction is in progress.

As shared earlier, we see a dramatic increase in the number of international parental child abduction cases during the Christmas holidays.  Many times, as part of their elaborate scheme, the would-be-abductor can use a family vacation for the holidays as a guise for their plan to abduct the child from their country of origin.  Planning a family vacation could potentially show their partner that they are willing to work on their relationship despite any issues that may have happened in the past.  This is part of the life of deceit that a would-be-abducting parent lives… all while planning how to get their child abroad.

A common scenario might go something like this:  The would-be-abducting parent tells his/her partner that they would like to plan a trip to a foreign country… perhaps their country of origin… maybe to visit a sibling or parents over the holiday season.   Once the family arrives in the foreign country, the abducting parent might file false allegations of abuse and neglect against the other parent and then notify the other parent that they and the child will not be returning back to the country of original jurisdiction.  At this point, the targeted parent, who didn’t suspect any of this, is generally forced to return back home without their child where they then need to seek legal assistance.

Being aware of the warning signs could realistically help protect you and your child from the cruel and unforgivable world of international child abduction… a world that no parent or child should ever have to be exposed to.  

Visit the official website for the I CARE Foundation to learn more about the risks and warning signs of international parental child abduction and what you should watch for.

It is important to note as well that there are two critical programs available to U.S. parent citizens that may aid in the prevention of their U.S. child citizen from being internationally abducted.

Prevent Departure Program (PDP)

In the past, American parents at risk of having a child illegally removed from the United States had to deal with the reality that it was extremely difficult to stop an international child abduction if the other parent possessed a right of American citizenship (sole or dual citizenship). Part of the problem is that the United States has limited exit controls and government published information regarding programs that could be utilized to stop international parental child abduction such as the Prevent Departure Program require a suspected international parental child abductor to not have a right of American Citizenship, among a host of other requirements.

Today, parents who are at risk of having a child internationally abducted by a parent who possesses citizenship to the United States or who has dual citizenship may be able to protect their children from abduction.

If you should happen to be an at-risk parent that believes your child’s other parent is planning or is in the process of an international parental abduction, please contact the United States Department of State’s Office of Children’s Issues Abduction Prevention Bureau to discuss potential measures that may be available to you to ensure the individual parent suspected of an international child abduction threat does not illegally depart the United States and remove your child in violation of a court order or in breach of your right of custody.

To contact the Department of State’s Office of Children’s Issues Prevention Bureau please contact:

The United States Department of State

Office Of Children’s Issues

Abduction Prevention Bureau

CA/OCS/CI

SA-17, 9th Floor

Washington, DC 20522-1709

Email: prevention@state.gov

Phone: 1-888-407-4747   or   202-501-4444

Children’s Passport Issuance Alert Program (CPIAP)

One of the Department of State’s most important tools for preventing international parental child abduction. Parents are able to register their U.S. citizen children under the age of 18 in the Passport Lookout System.  If at some point a passport application is submitted for a child that is registered in the CPIAP, the Department of State contacts and alerts the parent(s).  This system provides the parent(s) with advance warning of possible plans for international travel with the child.

The Charleston Passport Center is responsible for administering the Children’s Passport Issuance Alert Program:

U.S. Department of State

Passport Services, Charleston Passport Center

Attn: Children’s Passport Issuance Alert Program

1269 Holland Street, Building D

Charleston, SC 29405

E-mail: ChildrensPassports@state.gov

Phone: 1-888-407-4747

Fax: 843-746-1827

To learn more about international parental child abduction, or to DOWNLOAD your FREE copy of the International Travel Child Consent Form, which is currently available in 20 different languages, please visit the I CARE Foundation website.

If you suspect an international parental child abduction is imminent or if one is in progress, CLICK HERE.

All of us at the I CARE Foundation would like to wish you the best of the holiday season!

English International Travel Form For Minors

The I CARE Foundation’s International Travel Child Consent Form Available In English

The I CARE Foundation’s International Travel Child Consent Form created to prevent international parental child abduction associated with a child being wrongfully detained by one parent in a foreign country is now available in English. The travel form addresses key legal issues revolving around the 1980 Hague Child Abduction Convention and provides courts worldwide charged with overseeing potential international parental child abduction cases associated with countries that speak English with a unique, globally well-established court implemented abduction prevention tool that is widely supported by the international legal, diplomatic, and judicial communities familiar with international parental child abduction.

An extensive I CARE Foundation study conducted during the summer of 2014 surveyed hundreds of attorneys and judges located around the world deeply familiar with international parental child abduction. The study’s findings showed that over 70% of all international parental kidnappings amongst the ninety-four 1980 Hague Child Abduction Convention member signatory nations occur when one parent wrongfully detains a child abroad without the child’s other parent’s consent or a court order, violating the left-behind parent’s right of custody and the child’s right to the targeted parent. The survey also concluded the overwhelming majority of 1980 Hague Child Abduction Convention cases associated with wrongful retention, the abducting parent often uses abduction defenses available to them under Article 12 and Article 13 of the Hague Convention in hope to have the court located in the country the child has been wrongfully detained in sanction their act of not returning the child to their country of original jurisdiction.

Demonstrated by the large number of international child travel cases that have successfully occurred utilizing the I CARE Foundation’s travel form, we continue to witness the important role a Hague-oriented travel consent form has in the global theater of international child abduction prevention and support the Secretary General’s intent to consider incorporating an official Hague travel form into the arsenal of global abduction prevention tools. We remain highly optimistic that the global international parental child abduction rate will substantially decline due to use of Hague-oriented travel consent forms. Our substantial research indicates that over 70% of all international child kidnappings occur when a child is wrongfully detained abroad – the exact parental kidnapping scenario our travel form has successfully protected against.

The creation and use of our travel consent form is rather simple: children have a right to know magic and to live in a world free of concern from parental child abduction. And targeted parents of abduction have a right to have society protect their children from kidnapping. We believe in these rights. Our work and dedication continues.

Spanish International Travel Form For Minors

 The I CARE Foundation’s International Travel Child Consent Form Available In Spanish

The I CARE Foundation’s International Travel Child Consent Form created to prevent international parental child abduction associated with a child being wrongfully detained by one parent in a foreign country is now available in Spanish. The travel form addresses key legal issues revolving around the 1980 Hague Child Abduction Convention and provides courts worldwide charged with overseeing potential international parental child abduction cases associated with countries that speak Spanish with a unique, globally well-established court implemented abduction prevention tool that is widely supported by the international legal, diplomatic, and judicial communities familiar with international parental child abduction.

An extensive I CARE Foundation study conducted during the summer of 2014 surveyed hundreds of attorneys and judges located around the world deeply familiar with international parental child abduction. The study’s findings showed that over 70% of all international parental kidnappings amongst the ninety-four 1980 Hague Child Abduction Convention member signatory nations occur when one parent wrongfully detains a child abroad without the child’s other parent’s consent or a court order, violating the left-behind parent’s right of custody and the child’s right to the targeted parent. The survey also concluded the overwhelming majority of 1980 Hague Child Abduction Convention cases associated with wrongful retention, the abducting parent often uses abduction defenses available to them under Article 12 and Article 13 of the Hague Convention in hope to have the court located in the country the child has been wrongfully detained in sanction their act of not returning the child to their country of original jurisdiction.

Demonstrated by the large number of international child travel cases that have successfully occurred utilizing the I CARE Foundation’s travel form, we continue to witness the important role a Hague-oriented travel consent form has in the global theater of international child abduction prevention. We remain highly optimistic that the global international parental child abduction rate will substantially decline due to use of Hague-oriented travel consent forms. Our substantial research indicates that over 70% of all international child kidnappings occur when a child is wrongfully detained abroad – the exact parental kidnapping scenario our travel form has successfully protected against.

The creation and use of our travel consent form is rather simple: children have a right to know magic and to live in a world free of concern from parental child abduction. And targeted parents of abduction have a right to have society protect their children from kidnapping. We believe in these rights. Our work and dedication continues.

El formulario en español de consentimiento para viajar los hijos internacionalmente de la Fundación I CARE

El formulario en español de consentimiento para viajar los hijos internacionalmente de la Fundación I CARE creado para evitar el secuestro internacional de los niños por sus progenitores, relacionado con el hecho de que uno de los progenitores retenga al hijo indebidamente en un país extranjero, ya está disponible en español. El formulario para viajar trata temas legales claves que giran en torno al Acuerdo sobre el Secuestro de Niños de la Haya de 1980 y pone a disposición tribunales por todo el mundo que se encargan de supervisar los posibles casos de secuestro de hijos por los progenitores, relacionado con los países que hablan español, con una herramienta de prevención de secuestros respaldada por los tribunales que es única y está bien establecida globalmente y que cuenta con el amplio apoyo de las comunidades judiciales, diplomáticas y legales internacionales familiarizadas con los secuestros de hijos por sus progenitores a nivel internacional.

Un estudio amplio realizado por la Fundación I CARE durante el verano de 2014, entrevistó a cientos de abogados y jueces localizados alrededor del mundo que estaban profundamente familiarizados con los secuestros internacionales de hijos por uno de los progenitores. Los hallazgos del estudio mostraron que más del 70 % de todos los secuestros internacionales realizados por los progenitores, entre las noventa y cuatro naciones miembros que firmaron el Acuerdo sobre el Secuestro de Niños de la Haya de 1980, se produce cuando uno de los padres retiene indebidamente a un hijo en el extranjero sin el consentimiento del otro progenitor del menor o una orden judicial, violando el derecho de custodia del padre que se quedó atrás y el derecho del hijo al progenitor que ha sido retenido. La encuesta también concluyó de forma abrumadora que en la mayoría de los casos del Acuerdo sobre el Secuestro de Niños de la Haya de 1980 asociados con la retención indebida, el progenitor que ha retenido al niño utiliza a menudo las defensas para el secuestro que tienen disponibles bajo el Artículo 12 y el Artículo 13 del Acuerdo de La Haya con la esperanza de que puedan tratar el caso en los tribunales del país donde tienen retenido al hijo indebidamente, al sancionar su acto de no devolver el hijo al país de su jurisdicción original.

Como ha sido palpable por el gran número de casos en los que los hijos han viajado internacionalmente que han tenido lugar con éxito mediante el uso del formulario para viajar de la Fundación I CARE, seguimos siendo testigos del papel importante que tiene un consentimiento para viajar orientado de acuerdo a La Haya en el área global de la prevención del secuestro internacional de los hijos.  Seguimos muy optimistas respecto a que el índice de secuestros internacionales de los hijos por sus progenitores se reducirá notablemente gracias al uso de los formularios para viajar que se basan en los acuerdos de La Haya. Nuestras numerosas encuestas indican que más del 70 %  de todos los secuestros internacionales de los hijos tienen lugar cuando un hijo es retenido en el extranjero indebidamente; que es justamente la situación de secuestro por los progenitores de la que nuestro formulario para viajar ha protegido.

La creación y utilización de nuestro formulario de consentimiento para viajar es bastante sencillo: los hijos tienen el derecho a conocer la magia y a poder vivir en un mundo libre de la preocupación del secuestro de los menores por sus progenitores. Y, los padres que pueden ser el objeto de ese secuestro, tienen el derecho a que la sociedad proteja a sus hijos del secuestro. Creemos en estos derechos. Nuestra labor y dedicación continúan.

Turkish International Travel Form For Minors

The I CARE Foundation’s International Travel Child Consent Form Available In Turkish 

The I CARE Foundation’s International Travel Child Consent Form created to prevent international parental child abduction associated with a child being wrongfully detained by one parent in a foreign country is now available in Turkish. The travel form addresses key legal issues revolving around the 1980 Hague Child Abduction Convention and provides courts worldwide charged with overseeing potential international parental child abduction cases associated with countries that speak Turkish with a unique, globally well-established court implemented abduction prevention tool that is widely supported by the international legal, diplomatic, and judicial communities familiar with international parental child abduction.

An extensive I CARE Foundation study conducted during the summer of 2014 surveyed hundreds of attorneys and judges located around the world deeply familiar with international parental child abduction. The study’s findings showed that over 70% of all international parental kidnappings amongst the ninety-four 1980 Hague Child Abduction Convention member signatory nations occur when one parent wrongfully detains a child abroad without the child’s other parent’s consent or a court order, violating the left-behind parent’s right of custody and the child’s right to the targeted parent. The survey also concluded the overwhelming majority of 1980 Hague Child Abduction Convention cases associated with wrongful retention, the abducting parent often uses abduction defenses available to them under Article 12 and Article 13 of the Hague Convention in hope to have the court located in the country the child has been wrongfully detained in sanction their act of not returning the child to their country of original jurisdiction.

Demonstrated by the large number of international child travel cases that have successfully occurred utilizing the I CARE Foundation’s travel form, we continue to witness the important role a Hague-oriented travel consent form has in the global theater of international child abduction prevention and support the Secretary General’s intent to consider incorporating an official Hague travel form into the arsenal of global abduction prevention tools. We remain highly optimistic that the global international parental child abduction rate will substantially decline due to use of Hague-oriented travel consent forms. Our substantial research indicates that over 70% of all international child kidnappings occur when a child is wrongfully detained abroad – the exact parental kidnapping scenario our travel form has successfully protected against.

The creation and use of our travel consent form is rather simple: children have a right to know magic and to live in a world free of concern from parental child abduction. And targeted parents of abduction have a right to have society protect their children from kidnapping. We believe in these rights. Our work and dedication continues.

Swedish International Travel Form For Minors

The I CARE Foundation’s International Travel Child Consent Form Available In Swedish 

The I CARE Foundation’s International Travel Child Consent Form created to prevent international parental child abduction associated with a child being wrongfully detained by one parent in a foreign country is now available in Swedish. The travel form addresses key legal issues revolving around the 1980 Hague Child Abduction Convention and provides courts worldwide charged with overseeing potential international parental child abduction cases associated with countries that speak Swedish with a unique, globally well-established court implemented abduction prevention tool that is widely supported by the international legal, diplomatic, and judicial communities familiar with international parental child abduction.

An extensive I CARE Foundation study conducted during the summer of 2014 surveyed hundreds of attorneys and judges located around the world deeply familiar with international parental child abduction. The study’s findings showed that over 70% of all international parental kidnappings amongst the ninety-four 1980 Hague Child Abduction Convention member signatory nations occur when one parent wrongfully detains a child abroad without the child’s other parent’s consent or a court order, violating the left-behind parent’s right of custody and the child’s right to the targeted parent. The survey also concluded the overwhelming majority of 1980 Hague Child Abduction Convention cases associated with wrongful retention, the abducting parent often uses abduction defenses available to them under Article 12 and Article 13 of the Hague Convention in hope to have the court located in the country the child has been wrongfully detained in sanction their act of not returning the child to their country of original jurisdiction.

Demonstrated by the large number of international child travel cases that have successfully occurred utilizing the I CARE Foundation’s travel form, we continue to witness the important role a Hague-oriented travel consent form has in the global theater of international child abduction prevention and support the Secretary General’s intent to consider incorporating an official Hague travel form into the arsenal of global abduction prevention tools. We remain highly optimistic that the global international parental child abduction rate will substantially decline due to use of Hague-oriented travel consent forms. Our substantial research indicates that over 70% of all international child kidnappings occur when a child is wrongfully detained abroad – the exact parental kidnapping scenario our travel form has successfully protected against.

The creation and use of our travel consent form is rather simple: children have a right to know magic and to live in a world free of concern from parental child abduction. And targeted parents of abduction have a right to have society protect their children from kidnapping. We believe in these rights. Our work and dedication continues.

Polish International Travel Form For Minors

The I CARE Foundation’s International Travel Child Consent Form Available In Polish

The I CARE Foundation’s International Travel Child Consent Form created to prevent international parental child abduction associated with a child being wrongfully detained by one parent in a foreign country is now available in Polish. The travel form addresses key legal issues revolving around the 1980 Hague Child Abduction Convention and provides courts worldwide charged with overseeing potential international parental child abduction cases associated with countries that speak Polish with a unique, globally well-established court implemented abduction prevention tool that is widely supported by the international legal, diplomatic, and judicial communities familiar with international parental child abduction.

An extensive I CARE Foundation study conducted during the summer of 2014 surveyed hundreds of attorneys and judges located around the world deeply familiar with international parental child abduction. The study’s findings showed that over 70% of all international parental kidnappings amongst the ninety-four 1980 Hague Child Abduction Convention member signatory nations occur when one parent wrongfully detains a child abroad without the child’s other parent’s consent or a court order, violating the left-behind parent’s right of custody and the child’s right to the targeted parent. The survey also concluded the overwhelming majority of 1980 Hague Child Abduction Convention cases associated with wrongful retention, the abducting parent often uses abduction defenses available to them under Article 12 and Article 13 of the Hague Convention in hope to have the court located in the country the child has been wrongfully detained in sanction their act of not returning the child to their country of original jurisdiction.

Demonstrated by the large number of international child travel cases that have successfully occurred utilizing the I CARE Foundation’s travel form, we continue to witness the important role a Hague-oriented travel consent form has in the global theater of international child abduction prevention and support the Secretary General’s intent to consider incorporating an official Hague travel form into the arsenal of global abduction prevention tools. We remain highly optimistic that the global international parental child abduction rate will substantially decline due to use of Hague-oriented travel consent forms. Our substantial research indicates that over 70% of all international child kidnappings occur when a child is wrongfully detained abroad – the exact parental kidnapping scenario our travel form has successfully protected against.

The creation and use of our travel consent form is rather simple: children have a right to know magic and to live in a world free of concern from parental child abduction. And targeted parents of abduction have a right to have society protect their children from kidnapping. We believe in these rights. Our work and dedication continues.

Italian International Travel Form For Minors

The I CARE Foundation’s International Travel Child Consent Form Available In Italian

The I CARE Foundation’s International Travel Child Consent Form created to prevent international parental child abduction associated with a child being wrongfully detained by one parent in a foreign country is now available in Italian. The travel form addresses key legal issues revolving around the 1980 Hague Child Abduction Convention and provides courts worldwide charged with overseeing potential international parental child abduction cases associated with countries that speak Italian with a unique, globally well-established court implemented abduction prevention tool that is widely supported by the international legal, diplomatic, and judicial communities familiar with international parental child abduction.

An extensive I CARE Foundation study conducted during the summer of 2014 surveyed hundreds of attorneys and judges located around the world deeply familiar with international parental child abduction. The study’s findings showed that over 70% of all international parental kidnappings amongst the ninety-four 1980 Hague Child Abduction Convention member signatory nations occur when one parent wrongfully detains a child abroad without the child’s other parent’s consent or a court order, violating the left-behind parent’s right of custody and the child’s right to the targeted parent. The survey also concluded the overwhelming majority of 1980 Hague Child Abduction Convention cases associated with wrongful retention, the abducting parent often uses abduction defenses available to them under Article 12 and Article 13 of the Hague Convention in hope to have the court located in the country the child has been wrongfully detained in sanction their act of not returning the child to their country of original jurisdiction.

Demonstrated by the large number of international child travel cases that have successfully occurred utilizing the I CARE Foundation’s travel form, we continue to witness the important role a Hague-oriented travel consent form has in the global theater of international child abduction prevention and support the Secretary General’s intent to consider incorporating an official Hague travel form into the arsenal of global abduction prevention tools. We remain highly optimistic that the global international parental child abduction rate will substantially decline due to use of Hague-oriented travel consent forms. Our substantial research indicates that over 70% of all international child kidnappings occur when a child is wrongfully detained abroad – the exact parental kidnapping scenario our travel form has successfully protected against.

The creation and use of our travel consent form is rather simple: children have a right to know magic and to live in a world free of concern from parental child abduction. And targeted parents of abduction have a right to have society protect their children from kidnapping. We believe in these rights. Our work and dedication continues.

Dutch International Travel Form For Minors

The I CARE Foundation’s International Travel Child Consent Form Available In Dutch 

The I CARE Foundation’s International Travel Child Consent Form created to prevent international parental child abduction associated with a child being wrongfully detained by one parent in a foreign country is now available in Dutch. The travel form addresses key legal issues revolving around the 1980 Hague Child Abduction Convention and provides courts worldwide charged with overseeing potential international parental child abduction cases associated with countries that speak Dutch with a unique, globally well-established court implemented abduction prevention tool that is widely supported by the international legal, diplomatic, and judicial communities familiar with international parental child abduction.

An extensive I CARE Foundation study conducted during the summer of 2014 surveyed hundreds of attorneys and judges located around the world deeply familiar with international parental child abduction. The study’s findings showed that over 70% of all international parental kidnappings amongst the ninety-four 1980 Hague Child Abduction Convention member signatory nations occur when one parent wrongfully detains a child abroad without the child’s other parent’s consent or a court order, violating the left-behind parent’s right of custody and the child’s right to the targeted parent. The survey also concluded the overwhelming majority of 1980 Hague Child Abduction Convention cases associated with wrongful retention, the abducting parent often uses abduction defenses available to them under Article 12 and Article 13 of the Hague Convention in hope to have the court located in the country the child has been wrongfully detained in sanction their act of not returning the child to their country of original jurisdiction.

Demonstrated by the large number of international child travel cases that have successfully occurred utilizing the I CARE Foundation’s travel form, we continue to witness the important role a Hague-oriented travel consent form has in the global theater of international child abduction prevention and support the Secretary General’s intent to consider incorporating an official Hague travel form into the arsenal of global abduction prevention tools. We remain highly optimistic that the global international parental child abduction rate will substantially decline due to use of Hague-oriented travel consent forms. Our substantial research indicates that over 70% of all international child kidnappings occur when a child is wrongfully detained abroad – the exact parental kidnapping scenario our travel form has successfully protected against.

The creation and use of our travel consent form is rather simple: children have a right to know magic and to live in a world free of concern from parental child abduction. And targeted parents of abduction have a right to have society protect their children from kidnapping. We believe in these rights. Our work and dedication continues.

Indonesian International Travel Form For Minors

The I CARE Foundation’s International Travel Child Consent Form Available In Indonesian 

The I CARE Foundation’s International Travel Child Consent Form created to prevent international parental child abduction associated with a child being wrongfully detained by one parent in a foreign country is now available in Indonesian. The travel form addresses key legal issues revolving around the 1980 Hague Child Abduction Convention and provides courts worldwide charged with overseeing potential international parental child abduction cases associated with countries that speak Indoneisan with a unique, globally well-established court implemented abduction prevention tool that is widely supported by the international legal, diplomatic, and judicial communities familiar with international parental child abduction.

An extensive I CARE Foundation study conducted during the summer of 2014 surveyed hundreds of attorneys and judges located around the world deeply familiar with international parental child abduction. The study’s findings showed that over 70% of all international parental kidnappings amongst the ninety-four 1980 Hague Child Abduction Convention member signatory nations occur when one parent wrongfully detains a child abroad without the child’s other parent’s consent or a court order, violating the left-behind parent’s right of custody and the child’s right to the targeted parent. The survey also concluded the overwhelming majority of 1980 Hague Child Abduction Convention cases associated with wrongful retention, the abducting parent often uses abduction defenses available to them under Article 12 and Article 13 of the Hague Convention in hope to have the court located in the country the child has been wrongfully detained in sanction their act of not returning the child to their country of original jurisdiction.

Demonstrated by the large number of international child travel cases that have successfully occurred utilizing the I CARE Foundation’s travel form, we continue to witness the important role a Hague-oriented travel consent form has in the global theater of international child abduction prevention and support the Secretary General’s intent to consider incorporating an official Hague travel form into the arsenal of global abduction prevention tools. We remain highly optimistic that the global international parental child abduction rate will substantially decline due to use of Hague-oriented travel consent forms. Our substantial research indicates that over 70% of all international child kidnappings occur when a child is wrongfully detained abroad – the exact parental kidnapping scenario our travel form has successfully protected against.

The creation and use of our travel consent form is rather simple: children have a right to know magic and to live in a world free of concern from parental child abduction. And targeted parents of abduction have a right to have society protect their children from kidnapping. We believe in these rights. Our work and dedication continues.

German International Travel Form For Minors

The I CARE Foundation’s International Travel Child Consent Form Available In German

The I CARE Foundation’s International Travel Child Consent Form created to prevent international parental child abduction associated with a child being wrongfully detained by one parent in a foreign country is now available in German. The travel form addresses key legal issues revolving around the 1980 Hague Child Abduction Convention and provides courts worldwide charged with overseeing potential international parental child abduction cases associated with countries that speak German with a unique, globally well-established court implemented abduction prevention tool that is widely supported by the international legal, diplomatic, and judicial communities familiar with international parental child abduction.

An extensive I CARE Foundation study conducted during the summer of 2014 surveyed hundreds of attorneys and judges located around the world deeply familiar with international parental child abduction. The study’s findings showed that over 70% of all international parental kidnappings amongst the ninety-four 1980 Hague Child Abduction Convention member signatory nations occur when one parent wrongfully detains a child abroad without the child’s other parent’s consent or a court order, violating the left-behind parent’s right of custody and the child’s right to the targeted parent. The survey also concluded the overwhelming majority of 1980 Hague Child Abduction Convention cases associated with wrongful retention, the abducting parent often uses abduction defenses available to them under Article 12 and Article 13 of the Hague Convention in hope to have the court located in the country the child has been wrongfully detained in sanction their act of not returning the child to their country of original jurisdiction.

Demonstrated by the large number of international child travel cases that have successfully occurred utilizing the I CARE Foundation’s travel form, we continue to witness the important role a Hague-oriented travel consent form has in the global theater of international child abduction prevention. We remain highly optimistic that the global international parental child abduction rate will substantially decline due to use of Hague-oriented travel consent forms. Our substantial research indicates that over 70% of all international child kidnappings occur when a child is wrongfully detained abroad – the exact parental kidnapping scenario our travel form has successfully protected against.

The creation and use of our travel consent form is rather simple: children have a right to know magic and to live in a world free of concern from parental child abduction. And targeted parents of abduction have a right to have society protect their children from kidnapping. We believe in these rights. Our work and dedication continues.

Das internationale Kinderreise-Erlaubnisformular der I CARE Stiftung auf deutsch erhältlich

Das internationale Kinderreise-Erlaubnisformular der I CARE Stiftung, das erstellt wurde, um internationale Kindesentführungen durch Eltern und unzulässiges Festhalten im Ausland durch ein Elternteil zu verhindern, ist jetzt auf Deutsch erhältlich. Das Reiseformular behandelt wesentliche rechtliche Themen rund um die Haager Konvention gegen Kindesentführungen von 1980 und bietet weltweit Gerichten, die Verdachtsfälle von internationaler Kindesentführungen in deutschsprachigen Ländern untersuchen, mit einem allgemein gut etablierten, gerichtlich umgesetzten Mittel zur Vermeidung von Entfühurungen, das weitreichend von internationalen gesetzlichen, diplomatischen und gerichtlichen Gemeinschaften unterstützt wird, die mit internationaler Kindesentführungen durch Eltern vertraut sind.

Eine umfangreiche Studie der I CARE Stiftung, die im Sommer 2014 durchgeführt wurde und hunderte von Anwälten und Richtern aus aller Welt befragte, die sehr mit internationaler Kindesentführungen durch Eltern vertraut sind. Die Studienresultate zeigten, dass über 70% aller internationalen Kindesentführungen durch Eltern in den vierundneunzig Mitgliedsländern und Unterzeichnern der 1980 Haager Konvention gegen Kindesentführungen vorfallen, wenn ein Elternteil unrechtmäßig das Kind im Ausland festhält, ohne Zustimmung des anderen Elternteils und ohne gerichtliche Verfügung, und dadurch das Pflegerecht des zurückgebliebenen Elternteils und das Recht des Kindes auf sein gewähltes Elternteil verletzt. Die Umfrage ergab ebenfalls, dass in der überwältigenden Mehrheit von Fällen der 1980 Haager Konvention, die mit unrechtlicher Festhaltung in Zusammenhang stehen, das verschleppende Elternteil häufig die unter Artikel 12 und 13 der Haager Konvention verfügbare Verteidigung gegen Entführung in Anspruch nimmt, in der Hoffnung, das Gericht des Landes, in dem das Kind unrechtmäßig festgehalten wird, sanktioniere die Nichtrückgabe des Kindes an das Land der ursprünglichen Rechtsprechung.

Wie belegt wird durch die große Anzahl internationaler Kinderreisefälle, die erfolgreich das Reiseerlaubnisformular der I CARE Stiftung verwendet haben, fahren wir fort, die wichtige Rolle des Haag-orientierten Reiseerlaubnisformulars auf der globalen Schaubühne der Vermeidung internationaler Kindesentführung zu bezeugen. Wir verbleiben äußerst optimistisch, dass die globale Rate internationaler Kindesentführungen drastisch sinken wird dank der Verwendung des Haag-orientierten Reiseerlaubnisformulars. Unsere erheblichen Forschungsanstrengungen zeigen, dass über 70% aller internationalen Kindesentführungen stattfinden, wenn ein Kind unrechtmäßig im Ausland festgehalten wird – genau dem Szenario von Kindesentführung, das unser Reiseformular erfolgreich verhindert.

Das Reiseformular ist denkbar einfach zu erstellen und zu benutzen: Kinder haben ein Anrecht auf Magie und auf eine Welt ohne elterliche Kindesentführung. Und Eltern, die Opfer von Kindesentführung sind, haben ein Anrecht darauf, dass die Gesellschaft ihre Kinder vor Entführung schützt. Unsere Arbeit und Hingabe geht weiter.

Hebrew International Travel Form For Minors

The I CARE Foundation’s International Travel Child Consent Form Available In Hebrew 

The I CARE Foundation’s International Travel Child Consent Form created to prevent international parental child abduction associated with a child being wrongfully detained by one parent in a foreign country is now available in Hebrew. The travel form addresses key legal issues revolving around the 1980 Hague Child Abduction Convention and provides courts worldwide charged with overseeing potential international parental child abduction cases associated with countries that speak Hebrew with a unique, globally well-established court implemented abduction prevention tool that is widely supported by the international legal, diplomatic, and judicial communities familiar with international parental child abduction.

An extensive I CARE Foundation study conducted during the summer of 2014 surveyed hundreds of attorneys and judges located around the world deeply familiar with international parental child abduction. The study’s findings showed that over 70% of all international parental kidnappings amongst the ninety-four 1980 Hague Child Abduction Convention member signatory nations occur when one parent wrongfully detains a child abroad without the child’s other parent’s consent or a court order, violating the left-behind parent’s right of custody and the child’s right to the targeted parent. The survey also concluded the overwhelming majority of 1980 Hague Child Abduction Convention cases associated with wrongful retention, the abducting parent often uses abduction defenses available to them under Article 12 and Article 13 of the Hague Convention in hope to have the court located in the country the child has been wrongfully detained in sanction their act of not returning the child to their country of original jurisdiction.

Demonstrated by the large number of international child travel cases that have successfully occurred utilizing the I CARE Foundation’s travel form, we continue to witness the important role a Hague-oriented travel consent form has in the global theater of international child abduction prevention and support the Secretary General’s intent to consider incorporating an official Hague travel form into the arsenal of global abduction prevention tools. We remain highly optimistic that the global international parental child abduction rate will substantially decline due to use of Hague-oriented travel consent forms. Our substantial research indicates that over 70% of all international child kidnappings occur when a child is wrongfully detained abroad – the exact parental kidnapping scenario our travel form has successfully protected against.

The creation and use of our travel consent form is rather simple: children have a right to know magic and to live in a world free of concern from parental child abduction. And targeted parents of abduction have a right to have society protect their children from kidnapping. We believe in these rights. Our work and dedication continues.

French International Travel Form For Minors

 The I CARE Foundation’s International Travel Child Consent Form Available In French

The I CARE Foundation’s International Travel Child Consent Form created to prevent international parental child abduction associated with a child being wrongfully detained by one parent in a foreign country is now available in French. The travel form addresses key legal issues revolving around the 1980 Hague Child Abduction Convention and provides courts worldwide charged with overseeing potential international parental child abduction cases associated with countries that speak French with a unique, globally well-established court implemented abduction prevention tool that is widely supported by the international legal, diplomatic, and judicial communities familiar with international parental child abduction.

An extensive I CARE Foundation study conducted during the summer of 2014 surveyed hundreds of attorneys and judges located around the world deeply familiar with international parental child abduction. The study’s findings showed that over 70% of all international parental kidnappings amongst the ninety-four 1980 Hague Child Abduction Convention member signatory nations occur when one parent wrongfully detains a child abroad without the child’s other parent’s consent or a court order, violating the left-behind parent’s right of custody and the child’s right to the targeted parent. The survey also concluded the overwhelming majority of 1980 Hague Child Abduction Convention cases associated with wrongful retention, the abducting parent often uses abduction defenses available to them under Article 12 and Article 13 of the Hague Convention in hope to have the court located in the country the child has been wrongfully detained in sanction their act of not returning the child to their country of original jurisdiction.

Demonstrated by the large number of international child travel cases that have successfully occurred utilizing the I CARE Foundation’s travel form, we continue to witness the important role a Hague-oriented travel consent form has in the global theater of international child abduction prevention. We remain highly optimistic that the global international parental child abduction rate will substantially decline due to use of Hague-oriented travel consent forms. Our substantial research indicates that over 70% of all international child kidnappings occur when a child is wrongfully detained abroad – the exact parental kidnapping scenario our travel form has successfully protected against.

The creation and use of our travel consent form is rather simple: children have a right to know magic and to live in a world free of concern from parental child abduction. And targeted parents of abduction have a right to have society protect their children from kidnapping. We believe in these rights. Our work and dedication continues.

Le formulaire de consentement  du voyage international de l’enfant de la fondation I Care disponible en Français

Le formulaire de consentement au voyage international de l’enfant de la fondation I Care a été créé pour empêcher l’enlèvement parental international associé à un enfant détenu injustement par un parent dans un pays étranger est maintenant disponible en français.

Le formulaire de voyage aborde les principales questions juridiques gravitant autour  de la Convention de La Haye sur l’enlèvement d’enfants de 1980 et fournit des tribunaux dans le monde entier chargés de surveiller de potentielles affaires d’enlèvement parental concernant les pays parlant le français avec un tribunal unique, reconnu à l’échelle mondiale et mis en place l’outil de prévention de l’enlèvement qui est largement soutenu par les communautés Juridiques, diplomatiques et judiciaires internationaux qui sont habitués de l’enlèvement parental international.

Une vaste étude de la Fondation I Care menée durant l’été 2014 a interrogé des centaines d’avocats et de juges dans le monde entier qui sont extrêmement familiarisés avec l’enlèvement parental international. L’étude a montré que plus de 70% de tous les enlèvements parentaux internationaux parmi les quatre-vingt-quatorze nations signataires de la Convention de La Haye sur l’enlèvement d’enfants de 1980 se produisent lorsqu’un parent retient illicitement un enfant à l’étranger sans l’accord de l’autre parent de l’enfant, ou une ordonnance du tribunal, violant ainsi le droit de garde du parent délaissé et le droit de l’enfant au parent ciblé. L’enquête a également conclut que l’écrasante majorité des cas de la Convention de La Haye sur l’enlèvement d’enfants de 1980 associés à la détention illégale, le parent ravisseur souvent utilise les défenses d’enlèvement mises à leur disposition en vertu de l’Article 12 et l’Article 13 de la Convention de La Haye dans l’espoir que le tribunal situé dans le pays où l’enfant a été injustement détenu sanctionne leur acte de non-restitution de l’enfant dans son pays de première instance.

Démontrée par le grand nombre d’affaires de voyage international d’enfants qui ont été traités avec succès  en utilisant le Formulaire de voyage de I Care, nous continuons à être témoins du rôle important qu’un formulaire de consentement au voyage axé sur La Haye a dans le théâtre global de prévention contre l’enlèvement international d’enfants. Nous demeurons très optimistes  que le taux  global d’enlèvement parental international d’enfants diminuera sensiblement à l’utilisation de formulaires de consentement au voyage axés sur La Haye. Notre recherche indique que plus de 70 % de tous les enlèvements internationaux d’enfants se produisent lorsqu’un enfant est détenu illégalement à l’étranger_ précisément  le scénario d’enlèvements parentaux que notre formulaire de voyage a efficacement protégé contre.

La création et l’utilisation de notre formulaire de consentement au voyage sont assez simples : les enfants ont le droit de connaître la magie et de vivre dans un monde débarrassé du problème de l’enlèvement parental. Et les parents touchés  par l’enlèvement ont le droit que la société protège leurs enfants contre l’enlèvement.  Nous croyons en ces droits. Notre travail et notre dévouement se poursuivent.

Russian International Travel Form For Minors

The I CARE Foundation’s International Travel Child Consent Form Available In Russian

The I CARE Foundation’s International Travel Child Consent Form created to prevent international parental child abduction associated with a child being wrongfully detained by one parent in a foreign country is now available in Russian. The travel form addresses key legal issues revolving around the 1980 Hague Child Abduction Convention and provides courts worldwide charged with overseeing potential international parental child abduction cases associated with countries that speak Russian with a unique, globally well-established court implemented abduction prevention tool that is widely supported by the international legal, diplomatic, and judicial communities familiar with international parental child abduction.

An extensive I CARE Foundation study conducted during the summer of 2014 surveyed hundreds of attorneys and judges located around the world deeply familiar with international parental child abduction. The study’s findings showed that over 70% of all international parental kidnappings amongst the ninety-four 1980 Hague Child Abduction Convention member signatory nations occur when one parent wrongfully detains a child abroad without the child’s other parent’s consent or a court order, violating the left-behind parent’s right of custody and the child’s right to the targeted parent. The survey also concluded the overwhelming majority of 1980 Hague Child Abduction Convention cases associated with wrongful retention, the abducting parent often uses abduction defenses available to them under Article 12 and Article 13 of the Hague Convention in hope to have the court located in the country the child has been wrongfully detained in sanction their act of not returning the child to their country of original jurisdiction.

Demonstrated by the large number of international child travel cases that have successfully occurred utilizing the I CARE Foundation’s travel form, we continue to witness the important role a Hague-oriented travel consent form has in the global theater of international child abduction prevention. We remain highly optimistic that the global international parental child abduction rate will substantially decline due to use of Hague-oriented travel consent forms. Our substantial research indicates that over 70% of all international child kidnappings occur when a child is wrongfully detained abroad – the exact parental kidnapping scenario our travel form has successfully protected against.

The creation and use of our travel consent form is rather simple: children have a right to know magic and to live in a world free of concern from parental child abduction. And targeted parents of abduction have a right to have society protect their children from kidnapping. We believe in these rights. Our work and dedication continues.

Теперь форма согласия на поездку ребенка за границу фонда I CARE доступна и на русском языке

На русском языке появилась Форма согласия на поездку ребенка за границу фонда I CARE, которая была создана для предотвращения международного похищения детей родителями, то есть для ситуаций, когда ребенок незаконно удерживается одним из родителей в другой стране. В данной форме согласия на поездку затрагиваются ключевые правовые вопросы, связанные с Гаагской Конвенцией о похищении детей 1980 года. Кроме того, для судов по всему миру, которым поручен надзор за потенциальными случаями похищения детей родителями, связанными со странами, в которых говорят по-русски, данная форма представляет собой уникальный, общепризнанный по всему миру и применяемый судами инструмент предупреждения похищения, широко поддерживаемый международными юридическими, дипломатическими и судебными сообществами, которым хорошо знакома проблема международного похищения детей родителями.

В ходе обширного исследования фонда I CARE, проведенного летом 2014 года, были опрошены сотни адвокатов и судей со всего мира, которые прекрасно разбираются в вопросах международного похищения детей родителями. Результаты этого исследования показали, что более 70% всех международных похищений детей родителями в девяносто четырех странах-членах, подписавших Гаагскую конвенцию о похищении детей 1980 года, происходят, когда один из родителей неправомерно удерживает ребенка за границей без согласия другого родителя ребенка или решения суда, нарушая тем самым право опеки оставшегося в другой стране родителя и право ребенка на общение с пострадавшим родителем. По итогам исследования также был сделан вывод о том, что в подавляющем большинстве случаев незаконного удержания, как оно определяется в Гаагской конвенции о похищении детей 1980 года, похищающий родитель часто использует средства защиты от обвинений в похищении, содержащиеся в статьях 12 и 13 Гаагской конвенции, в надежде, что суд, расположенный в стране незаконного удержания ребенка, санкционирует его действия и не вернет ребенка в страну их первоначальной юрисдикции.

Важное значение формы согласия на поездку фонда I CARE уже было продемонстрировано в большом количестве случаев международных поездок детей, которые были успешно осуществлены с ее использованием. Мы продолжаем наблюдать, какую важную роль эта форма согласия, основанная на Гаагской конвенции, играет на глобальной арене в деле предотвращения международного похищения детей. Мы по-прежнему сохраняем оптимизм и надеемся, что темпы международного похищения детей родителями существенно снизятся благодаря использованию формы согласия на поездки, основанной на Гаагской конвенции. Наше масштабное исследование показывает, что более 70% всех международных похищений детей происходят, когда ребенок незаконно удерживается за границей, — именно от этого сценария похищения детей родителями наша форма согласия на поездку успешно защищает.

Создание и использование нашей формы согласия на поездку является довольно простым: дети имеют право познавать все прелести жизни и жить в мире, не беспокоясь о возможности похищения родителями. А родители, пострадавшие от похищения, имеют право на защиту их детей от похищения, которую должно им предоставить общество. Мы верим в эти права. Мы продолжаем работать, сохраняя преданность своему делу.