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International child abduction

If a child is abducted to a foreign country by one of its parents, the parent remaining in the Netherlands should immediately get in touch with the Dutch Central Authority at the Ministry of Justice or the International Child Abduction Centre of the Netherlands. You should also report the abduction as soon as possible to the police. The sooner the abduction is reported, the better the chance of recovering the child.

In addition, the parent in the Netherlands should contact the Legal Consular Affairs Division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. If possible, Dutch embassies and consulates will inform and advise him or her

The International Child Abduction Centre (subsidised by the Justice Ministry)
P.O. Box 2006
1200 CA Hilversum
The Netherlands
Telephone: +31 (0)88 800 9000
Fax: +31 (0)88 800 9090
Email: info@kinderontvoering.org

Dutch Central Authority on international child abduction
Ministry of Justice
Postbus 20301
2500 EH Den Haag
+31 (0)70-37 06 252
(Monday to Friday 10.00 to 12.00 and 14:00 to 16:00)

Legal Consular Affairs Division (DCZ/CJ)
Postbus 20061
2500 EB Den Haag
Tel.: +31 (0)70 348 4567
dcz-cj@minbuza.nl

See also

• The International Child Abduction Centre