California · Family Code
FAM §3442: Under this chapter, a court of this state may enforce an order for the return of a child made under the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction as if it were a child cus
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State courts may enforce Hague Convention child return orders as if they were domestic child custody orders.
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Under this chapter, a court of this state may enforce an order for the return of a child made under the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction as if it were a child custody determination.
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