THE High Court has rejected a claim four Italian-born sisters in an international custody battle should have had their own lawyers when the Family Court ordered their return to Italy…

A GRANDMOTHER has fled with her four-year-old granddaughter after a judge ordered the toddler live with her father despite claims the father sexually abused her…

The consequences of child abduction can be lasting, says Antony Milch, a child psychiatrist. The trauma of living as a fugitive can affect their sense of identity, their stability and their ability to form relationships…

The Family Court judge dismissed an application from the mother and Orders were made for the children to return to Italy.

We address five commonly held misconceptions surrounding the case and address them via the reasoning of Family Court Justice Colin Forrest’s judgment…

FREE legal assistance will be available to parents who are dealing with the abduction of a child from Australia. The federal government has reached an agreement for new funding with the International Social Services (ISS) to provide the new service. …..

THERE should not be a specific criminal offence for a parent who kidnaps their child and takes them overseas, a Senate inquiry has recommended…