Foreign Affairs: Federal Response to International Parental Child Abductions

T-NSIAD-00-44 Published: Oct 14, 1999. Publicly Released: Oct 14, 1999.

Highlights

Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO discussed the federal response to international parental child abductions, focusing on: (1) problems with the federal government's response to parental child abduction; and (2) how the federal government is attempting to improve its response.

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Chuck Young

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Topics

International Affairs

Child custodyChildrenKidnappingCrimesInternational agreementsInternational cooperationLaw enforcementLaw enforcement information systemsParentsChild abductions