Preventing an International Family Abduction

• NCJ Number: 152812
• Author(s): G L Nissenbaum
• Date Published: 1994
• Length: 40 pages
• Grant Number(s): 93-MC-CX-K004; 93-MC-CX-K001
• Sponsoring Agency: Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP); American Bar Assoc
• Sale Source: National Institute of Justice/; Public Admin Service; NCJRS Photocopy Services
• Publication Type: Survey
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America
• Note: Formerly titled "What To Do If You Are Concerned That Your Child Might Be Kidnapped". Second Printing September 1994

Annotation

This publication is targeted toward people who are concerned that their child might be kidnapped, or has been kidnapped, by a former spouse, partner, or other family member in the wake or marital or family problems.

Abstract

The booklet advises parents to have available recent color photographs of the child and parents, a list of scars or unusual physical characteristics, two sets of the child's fingerprints, and lists of passports and financial assets, as well as telephone numbers and addresses of the spouse's relatives and friends. These items should be placed for safekeeping at the homes of two different friends. The booklet outlines steps a person should take if he or she believes the marriage is in trouble and that the other spouse might attempt to abduct the child and leave the country. To prevent a kidnapping, the book describes what a parent should do concerning the child, in court, after a court order is issued, and concerning assets. Finally, the author deals with steps the parent must take if the child is missing or may have been kidnapped. 19 notes