International Child Abduction

 
United States Codes: Title 18, Crimes and Criminal Procedures
 
International Parental child Abduction: United States Law: Title 18-Part I-Chapter 55
 
United States Codes: Title 42, Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention-
 
Runaway and Homeless Youth: Title 42-Chapter 72-Subchapter III
 
Missing Children: Title 42-Chapter 72-Subchapter IV
 
Parental Kidnapping Prevention Act: This is the federal law that goes
hand and hand with the UCCJEA. This is relevant in all fifty States.
 
Criminal Custodial Interference ­ State Statutes

Criminal Parental Kidnapping Statutes: Current through July 31, 2002
 
US State Family and Custody Law, Statutes and Codes
 
State Criminal Codes:
 
Criminal law Resources on the Internet: Deals with the United States as well as several foreign countries.

Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act: Table with links to the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act for each state. Not all States have links.
 
State legal Resources: Great site, Statutes, Court rulings, etc.
 
Find a Custody lawyer by State: Not every State has listings, but this
might get you close. It gives you the option of emailing the attorney, etc. As more attorneys sign up this site should become very helpful. This link should not be interrupted as an endorsement of any individual attorneys.
 
Find an Attorney by State: Gives you the choice of finding the kind of
attorney you need. Click on Child custody, Divorce, Etc. This link
should not be interrupted as an endorsement of any individual attorneys.
 
Interstate Child Visitation Act: DRAFT: FOR DISCUSSION ONLY. NationalConference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws. July 12 ­ July 19, 1996.
 
Grandparents Visitation Rights: This is a site that keeps up with the laws of the various States in regards to visitation rights of Grandparents. We have also listed the statutes governing grandparent visitation rights with in State sections below.
 
Custody and Parental Abduction by State: below, we have listed the codes and laws that govern Parental abduction and custody in each of the fifty States. Custody and Parental abduction go hand in hand in most States because in order for there to be "parental abduction" there must be a violation of an existing court order. Some States take in to consideration a violation of visitation, while others do not. It is our hope that the information listed below will help you understand what you will be up against in the State you will have to litigate in.
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
District of Columbia
Florida
Georgia
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisianna
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming