In the 2023/24 financial year 127 applications were made seeking the return of children to and from Australia under the 1980 Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of international Child Abduction (the Hague Convention).
If you have brought your children to Australia and have received court documents seeking the return of your children to an overseas country or you think that you will receive such documents in the future, this website may be able to assist you.
About Us
This firm offers a specialised service providing assistance with the preparation of responding documents to Hague Convention applications seeking the return of children from Australia.
If your matter is listed in the Sydney Registry of the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia we can also provide court representation up to and including the hearing.
Rosa Saladino, the principal of this firm has over 15 years experience working with Hague Convention matters.
Our services
Preparation of Response Documents
It is important to prepare your Response documents in a professional manner. The judge hearing the matter will not be focussing on who is the better parent but will be looking instead at whether the child has been wrongfully removed to or retained in Australia.
Representation
International child abduction is a very specialised area of family law litigation and getting a good outcome for your children depends on knowing what the judge who hears your case will be basing her decision on. Being represented by someone who understands the law in this area will help you direct your case in a way which is most effective for achieving a good outcome for your children.
Advice
Advice about child abduction matters can clarify a lot about what you will be facing in court if an application seeking the return of your children in made under the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction.
ICARS Funding for defendants
Since May 2024 funding has been available to persons seeking to defend and application brought under the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of international Child Abduction (the Abduction Convention). The scheme is called International Child Abduction Respondents Scheme (ICARS), it is administered by the Legal Assistance Branch of the Commonwealth Attorney-General’s Department.
What people are saying
Anonymous Client“Thank you! You were a huge help for me and my son and we are now free.”
