Mothers escaping domestic violence who bring children back to the UK face legal accusations of child abduction, despite fleeing for safety. The government's first-ever analysis will examine high court cases from 2024-2025 to challenge 40-year-old assumptions that all child removal is harmful.
UK to examine how domestic abuse affects Hague convention child abduction cases
Mothers fleeing domestic abuse are treated as wrongdoers under the Hague Convention; between 10-20% of affected children are separated from their primary carer through court-ordered returns.