U.S. State Department and the I CARE Foundation lawyers call the “Hague Convention to join Attorney Network: Career opportunities continue living in international law of the family

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(PRWEB) 18 February 2012

I CARE Foundation urges lawyers to help parents of children who are abducted by parenteral or internationally may have been interested, his goals parental responsibility for the kidnapping of international participation in the department “Attorney Network Hague Convention” state . Network lawyer from the State Department provides lawyers to the network with significant personal and professional opportunities, including the likelihood of increasing their own practice a skill set and professional, while he is in charge of some of the most experienced lawyers to join the nation, the international law of to practice family.

Joel S. Walter, a lawyer in New York, a member of the I CARE Foundation and a member of the network prosecutor said: “Now that we are caught up in complex federal litigation for 40 years, I must say that participation in the Department of State “Attorney Network Hague Convention” was very worthwhile on a personal level because I’m in a position to children who really need help to help. In fact, just recently, we have a boy in the Ivory Coast for the last 8 years was abducted by his father to house to look. And it’s incredible. But there is another side to this for lawyers, or practice in family law interests you and that is that the knowledge and experience by participating in Department of the Prosecutor’s potential is not the case price. As an international abduction in numbers unthinkable continuously increasing, there is a large demand for lawyers specializing in this area. “


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the demand for qualified lawyers familiar with this area is growing significantly. In fact, there are more than 1640 reported cases of international child abductions by parents from the United States, issued according to the latest State Department report to House of representatives. To be a figure that has nearly tripled since 2006, says a new report (“GAO”), the Government Accountability Office recommendation for a list of screening airline for U.S. citizens by the courts as a child kidnapper establish high risk. According to the recently published resource handbook “The Planet Turned Upside Down”, written by Peter Senese and Carolyn Thomas Vlk, the growth rate of the international abduction of a conservative estimate, up to 20% per year. According to the publication, from 2009 to 2020, when the growth rates continue, there will be more than 50,000 American children abducted abroad is criminal. In the same publication, as in the special report entitled “The Crisis in America,” quote, it could not be estimated 50000-75000 declared cited cased of international child abductions from the United States during the same period.

expected case numbers do not include or provide for disputes involving international litigation prevention of child abduction. I Care Foundation director Thomas Peter Senese, who commented just released the analytically acclaimed novel about the kidnapping, entitled Chasing The Cyclone: ​​”The number of cases of international child abduction prevention is the foundation are caught up in vital and are more cases than the actual abduction – vital that claims to have no doubt there is a growing area of ​​law, and it seems to be a shortage of qualified lawyers in this area, “

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Alana Collins Bullis, a highly qualified attorney licensed in Washington and Oregon, which recently led the legal efforts to find a mother with her child to reunite abducted added: “As a member of the Hague Convention Attorney Network I have the opportunity to directed steps to protect children crimes against them, like any act of kidnapping is a crime against a child. Participate make on the network and a difference in the lives of innocent families for targeted removal is a rewarding professional experience. “‘ / P>

Office issues relating to children in the U.S. State Department uses the U.S. Central Power for the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction (the “Agreement”). The International Child Abduction Remedies Act (“Icara”), establishes procedures for the case of the Agreement at issue in the U.S. The United States Central Power has many functions to keep, including facilitating the establishment of a judicial proceeding United States, “the return of the child and, in an appropriate case, make arrangements for organizing or securing the effective exercise of access rights to make. ” In April 2008, the Power took over responsibility for the USCentral all incoming cases, and monitoring over a network of volunteer lawyers.

‘Attorney Network’ provides crucial support. lawyers that the “Attorney to join network” encourages, consider the Hague Convention for return and access cases on a pro bono or reduced fee. There is never any obligation , can take over a case, and legal fees and costs are in excellent health under Article 26 of the Convention and the implementation of the Act (42.USC 11607), and under state law if state remedies are pursued (eg UCCJEA). In addition, lawyers without experience and the Hague welcome to the attorney network to join, because the lawyer Network offers a variety of information programs and mentoring. addition to the new abduction cases, even lawyers representing the parents in cases of abduction prevention and outgoing abduction cases.

Patricia M. Lee, a lawyer in Florida Practice in the field of child abduction by one parent is a primary mentor for the U.S. State Department to “Hague Convention Network Attorney” and a director of the state of the I CARE Foundation “I am honored , an attorney reference have the implementing agency for many years in my private practice. The trauma of child victims and parents experienced face when a child abduction, especially in the international arena is overwhelming, especially because of the lack of experienced lawyers but also because of the heavy financial burden, and cultural and linguistic barriers. If they have to shoot anywhere and are so desperate to be able to help these public was a worthwhile experience, personally, as well as professionals. It is worth all The hours I spent learning curve to climb in this small known of the law. BEC has always been sensitive and useful in the practical usage of customers residing abroad, and the network of mentors available to prosecutors in the United States, nothing less than a treasure trove for information and support .. “

If you

a lawyer, who are more interested about Attorney Network Hague Convention, please visit http://www.travel.state.gov/childabduction and click on “for prosecutors and judges”, or write to HagueConventionAttorneyNetwork (at ) state (dot) gov. For an application to join the attorney network, please visit http://travel.state.gov/pdf/AttorneyNetworkFlyer.pdf.

Media Contact:

CARE Foundation
Gina Maria

Media Relations (at) stopchildabduction (dot) org

917.200.6217

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