What's more, the foreign country may not have laws against parental child abduction.

First, please read the information on this page and learn about possible solutions to an international parental child abduction.

Japan-specific information on international parental child abduction may be found here.

The particular interest I have in this field is that of parental child abduction across frontiers.

The following is a list of cases of international parental abduction in and to Japan.

Under the laws of the United States and many foreign countries, international parental child abduction is crime.

If a parent steals a child without the other parent's consent it is known as parental abduction.

In Thailand parental child abduction is not a criminal offence.

International Social Services lists following motives in their report for parental abduction.

Information about dual nationality or the prevention of international parental child abduction can be found on our website.