USA – INDIANA Law and Practice Contributed by: Andrew Z. Soshnick, Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP
return from a signatory country than a non-signatory country. 3.3 Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction The United States is a signatory to the 1980 Hague Convention. The United States Central Authority is active and maintains a list of attorneys who may be willing to provide free legal advice to a parent of an abducted child. While finding an attorney who will accept a representation and provide legal advice, the United States Central Authority is active. The United States Central Authority does not routinely provide state-by-state data, but information may be available upon request. The United States rigorously applies the
underlying principle of the 1980 Hague Convention regarding the immediate return of an abducted child if the standards are met. The United States is more circumspect in returning an abducted child to a non- Convention country but generally applies the same Convention standard. For applications under the 1980 Hague Convention, the process can take anywhere between 3–12 months on average and costs can be substantial with discovery and trial implicated. The time and cost are case dependent and can vary dra - matically. 3.4 Non-Hague Convention Countries This is not applicable as the United States is a signa - tory to the 1980 Hague Convention.
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