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===The Hague Convention=== | ===The Hague Convention=== | ||
The ''Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction'' can be used to deal with cases of international child abduction. The Convention is an international treaty that requires foreign governments who have signed the Convention to take certain steps to return the child to the person who is entitled to the care of the child when there is "a grave risk of physical or psychological harm" to the child and there is an order in place governing which parent should have the child. | The ''[http://www.hcch.net/index_en.php?act=conventions.text&cid=24 Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction]'' can be used to deal with cases of international child abduction. The Convention is an international treaty that requires foreign governments who have signed the Convention to take certain steps to return the child to the person who is entitled to the care of the child when there is "a grave risk of physical or psychological harm" to the child and there is an order in place governing which parent should have the child. | ||
The ''Hague Convention'' only applies between states that have signed the Convention. As of April 2013, the countries that have agreed to enforce custody orders with Canada are: | The ''Hague Convention'' only applies between states that have signed the Convention. As of April 2013, the countries that have agreed to enforce custody orders with Canada are: | ||
