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Summary: Despite all precautions and best efforts, you may find yourself in the situation where your child is in fact taken, inappropriately, by the other parent. If you have taken the measures outlined in these lessons, you are already way ahead of the game, and well prepared to deal with this situation in a timely manner.
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Despite all precautions and best efforts, you may find yourself in the situation where your child is in fact taken, inappropriately, by the other parent. If you have taken the measures outlined in these lessons, you are already way ahead of the game, and well prepared to deal with this situation in a timely manner.
I. If you find that your child is missing:
a. Call the police and file a missing person report.
b. Have the police department enter the missing parties' name, description, social security numbers and driver's license information with the National Crime Information Center ("NCIC") to be listed in their computer (criminal charges do not need to be filed to take advantage of this).
c. Call Child Quest International. (1-800-248-8020)
d. Call the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. (1-800-THE LOST)
e. Call Vanished Children's Alliance Services. (1-800-VANISHED)
f. Check your local post office regularly to see if the other parent has put in a change of address form, indicating their new address.
g. Immediately upon determining where your child is, contact an attorney in that area, and have them prepare a complaint seeking a Writ of Habeas Corpus, giving the authorities in that state the right to take possession of your child and bring them to the court.
II. If your child has been kidnapped abroad do all of the above, plus:
a. Call the Office of Citizens' Consular Services at 202-736-7000, and request that a "welfare and whereabouts search" be conducted for your child.
b. If the country to which your child has been taken is signatory to the Hague Convention, notify the State Department and request that they assist you in obtaining an "Order of Return", under the convention.
Conclusion
As difficult as it may be to contemplate the possibility of your child being abducted, it is far worse to find yourself dealing with your child actually vanishing, and not being prepared or able to adequately assist the authorities.
Following the simple steps outlined in these lessons will not only ensure that you are well-prepared should your child be abducted by their other parent, but it may even help to ensure that it doesn't happen.
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