These are the most frequently asked questions.

• Central authority
  • I have received a letter from the Dutch Central Authority, what now?
  • How does the Central Authority differ from the Centre?
• The Centre
  • Does the Centre employ lawyers who are experienced with international child abduction?
  • What can the Centre do for me?
• Organisations
  • What can an embassy/consulate do for me?
• International child abduction
  • What is international child abduction?
  • My child has been abducted, who can I turn to for help?
  • Am I committing a criminal offence if I take my child to my country or to another country?
• Access/visitation
  • Can I go on a holiday abroad with my child without the consent of the left-behind parent?
  • I want to take my child to another country on holiday, to see the other parent. Is there a chance that my child and I will not return to the Netherlands?
  • I want to have contact with or access to my child abroad, how can I arrange that?
• Prevention
  • Can I put an alert out on my child to prevent abduction taking place?
  • I think my partner is going to abduct my child and take them to another country, what can I do?