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The Hague Abduction Convention is a multilateral treaty developed by the Hague Conference on Private International Law that seeks to provide an expeditious method to return a child internationally abducted by a parent from one member nation to another. The Convention was drafted to preserve whatever status quo child custody arrangement existed immediately before an alleged wrongful removal or retention thereby deterring a parent from crossing international boundaries in search of a more sympathetic court. Join Reid Sherard as he explains the procedural nuances of international child abduction claims under the Hague Convention.