{"id":351664,"date":"2016-04-04T11:02:29","date_gmt":"2016-04-04T16:02:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/content.findlaw-admin.com\/ability-law\/family\/child-custody\/what-remedies-are-available-if-a-parent-abducts-a-child.html"},"modified":"2024-10-10T07:08:00","modified_gmt":"2024-10-10T12:08:00","slug":"what-remedies-are-available-if-a-parent-abducts-a-child","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.findlaw.com\/family\/child-custody\/what-remedies-are-available-if-a-parent-abducts-a-child.html","title":{"rendered":"What is Parental Abduction?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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What is Parental Abduction?<\/h1>\n
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Parental abduction refers to a parent taking or keeping a child in violation of a custody order. This includes relocating the child without permission or refusing to return the child after visitation. Parents in this situation can turn to law enforcement for help.<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Under state and federal law, removing a child from their custodial parent or legal guardian is illegal.<\/p>\r\n

Parental abduction is also called \u201ccustodial interference.\u201d It includes situations where a parent:<\/p>\r\n