19-24 IN RE: DOMESTIC RELATIONS - ASSIGNMENT OF CASES INVOLVING THE HAGUE CONVENTION ON THE CIVIL ASPECTS OF INTERNATIONAL CHILD ABDUCTION - ORDERED 5/23/2019, TONYA RAINWATER
EXCERPT: “The Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction (“Hague Convention”) is a mechanism for parents seeking the return of children who have been wrongfully removed or retained from the child’s country of habitual residence. The Hague Convention is not an extradition remedy but is a civil remedy for abduction. In 1988, the United States codified the terms of the Hague Convention in 42 U.S.C. § 11601, which is known as the International Child Abduction Remedies Act. In 2002, the Florida Legislature recognized the Hague Convention and enacted sections 61.524 and 61.525, Florida Statutes. On April 12, 2019, the Florida Supreme Court published Administrative Order AOSC19-19 which requires the chief judge of each judicial circuit to designate a judge with primary responsibility for handling Hague Convention cases filed within the circuit. (Open AO for more information.)”
Additional Information:
- Florida Statutes Sections 43.26, 61.524 and 61.525
- Rule of Judicial Administration 2.215
- Article V, section 2, Florida Constitution
- Supreme Court Administrative Order AOSC19-19
- International Child Abduction Remedies Act (Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction)