ABSTRACT
Child abduction is now a major international problem, generated by the high incidence of divorce and the increasing impact of mixed marriages and greater international mobility. It is not included in all family law syllabuses but some working knowledge is now essential for a proper understanding of cross-border contact and residence problems, and applications to remove children from the jurisdiction. This is a specialist area of law which is still developing and is not much understood in the legal profession outside its niche area of practice, but it is of increasing importance in view of the number of mixed marriages and cross-border divorces.
