In 2014, Japan ratified an international convention that will reduce international child snatching and help return children to their home country..

After years of refusing to sign, Japan on Jan. 24 officially joined the Hague convention that governs cross-border child custody disputes that result from broken marriages…

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…