Legal custody and right of access between children and parents

• Council regulation concerning jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in matrimonial matters and the matters of parental responsibility, repealing Regulation of 27th November 2003
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• Eueopean convention on recognition and enforcement of decisions concerning custody of children and on restoration of custody of children of 20th May 1980
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• Contracting States of the European Custody Convention in relation to Germany (Last update: 26/08/2011)
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Child abduction

• Convention on the civil aspects of international child abduction (Concluded 25 October 1980, entered into force 1 December 1983)
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• Contracting States to the Hague Convention on International Child Abduction (Last update: 15/03/2012)
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Child welfare at risk

• Convention on jurisdiction, applicable law, recognition, enforcement and Co-operation in respect of parental responsibility and measures for the protection of children (Concluded 19 October 1996, entered into force 1 January 2002)                                                  PDF-Download

• Contracting States to the Hague Convention on the Protection of Children (Last update: 15/03/2012)                                                                                                   PDF-Download

Mediation

• Directive of the european parliament and of the council on certain aspects of mediation in civil and commercial matters of 21 May 2008
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