Florida Parental Kidnapping Laws

Skilled Family Attorneys That Can Help

Attempting to enforce custody orders when a parent takes a child and hides them from the other parent can often be very difficult. Police officers are often hesitant to enforce the orders and search for your child. At the law office of Dunlop, Dunlop, & Dunlop, P.A., we understand how frightening it is if suddenly you do not know where your child is and how frustrating it is that law enforcement does not always help.

Our attorneys have over 10 years of experience practicing family law and we have helped individuals to resolve legal issues in a wide range of family law situations, including parental kidnapping cases. We have succeeded in having children returned to the parent who has obeyed the law, even when the offending parent has taken the child or children out of the country. Contact our Orlando, Florida child kidnapping lawyers for immediate assistance.

Parental Kidnapping - Immediate Help

When a parent violates a custody order or divorce agreement and intentionally and permanently takes their child outside of the counties, state, or country that the child was required under the order to reside in, the parent has committed parental kidnapping. Our firm works quickly to file emergency motions to return the child to the parent who stayed within the correct county, state, or country. We carefully ensure that the orders are completed correctly so that authorities must comply with them to deliver the child or children to the physical custody of our client.

In addition, our lawyers promptly file a motion to suspend the other parent's and child's passport so that they are not able to leave the country. Our firm has extensive experience tracking parents and children in foreign countries and other states. Because we are meticulous in filing motions regarding the parental kidnapping, once we locate the individuals, authorities must comply and return your child to you.

Avoid Parental Kidnapping Charges

If you are intending to relocate or wish to take the child out of the agreed upon state, there are specific guidelines and requirements to follow. Our lawyers can effectively guide you through this process. For more information, please visit our parental relocation page.

If you need assistance locating your child and enforcing custody orders after a parental kidnapping, we can help. Contact our Florida parental kidnapping law attorneys for immediate assistance by calling (407) 628-4300.

Dunlop, Dunlop & Dunlop, P.A.
Attorneys at Law
Suite A
301 North Park Avenue
Winter Park, FL 32789
Phone: (407) 628-4300
Fax: (407) 628-4345
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