Child Abduction Law in Korea is a developing area of Korean law because of Korea’s Criminal and Family Law’s interaction with the recently ratified Hague Convention on the Civil Aspect of International Child Abduction and recent noted issues that have been covered in the local and international press. Please note this area of law in Korea is developing and Korea’s child abduction jurisprudence is quickly developing and local law is necessary to consider with the interaction between the laws of the jurisdiction of the Mother and Father. One case
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International Parental Child Abduction: Korea Accedes to Hague Convention on Child Abduction
Korea has acceded to Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of Child Abduction, however, it is advisable if you have a spouse that you believe may abduct your child and bring the child into Korea, China or another jurisdiction to: Access the Children’s Passport Issuance Alert Program (CPIAP) via report the fact of the possibility of an abduction to the U.S. Department’s Passport Lookout System. If a passport is being applied for, the Passport Lookout System should notify you. You can find more information on these issues
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