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Ensuring family safety in Australian Hague Convention Cases

A research study conducted in 2015 into the 1980 Hague Convention found that 73% of taking persons in Hague Convention cases were mothers. This represented an increase from previous statistics recorded in 1999 (69%), 2003 (68%), and 2008 (69%).

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8 May 2023

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