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DISCLAIMER: THE INFORMATION IN THIS CIRCULAR RELATING TO THE LEGAL REQUIREMENTS OF SPECIFIC FOREIGN COUNTRIES IS PROVIDED FOR GENERAL INFORMATION ONLY AND MAY NOT BE TOTALLY ACCURATE IN A PARTICULAR CASE. QUESTIONS INVOLVING INTERPRETATION OF SPECIFIC FOREIGN LAWS SHOULD BE ADDRESSED TO FOREIGN LEGAL COUNSEL. This is an official U.S. Government source. Inclusion of non-U.S. Government links does not imply endorsement of contents .
CHILD PROTECTION SERVICES Consular Child Protection Services for U.S. citizens abroad in individual cases is the responsibility of the Bureau of Consular Affairs’ Office of American Citizen Services and Crisis Management. Our Office of Policy Review and Inter-Agency Liaison works closely with other U.S. Department of State offices, international organizations, and other U.S. Government agencies to develop policies and programs on child protection matters. Our Office of Children's Issues does not handle these matters. The responsibilities of our Office of Children's Issues include only International Parental Child Abduction and International Adoption CONSULAR AUTHORITY FOR THE PROTECTION OF MINORS ABROAD:
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Article 5(h) of the VCCR specifically provides that consular functions include, "safeguarding... the interests of minors and other persons lacking full capacity who are nationals of the sending state, particularly where any guardianship or trusteeship is required with respect to such persons." Article 37(b) of the VCCR generally requires the "competent authorities of the receiving state" (i.e., the country in which a foreign national is found) "to inform the competent consular post without delay of any case where the appointment of a guardian or trustee appears to be in the interests of a minor or other person lacking full capacity who is a national of the sending state." Article 24 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights of 1966, to which the United States more than 140 countries
are parties, provides that "every child shall have... the right to such measures of protection as required by his status as
a minor, on the part of his family, the society and the state."
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Clearinghouses and Other Links |
- National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
- Child Abuse Prevention Network
- National Court-Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) Association
- American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children
- National Foundation to Prevent Child Sexual Abuse
- U.S. Department of State, International Child Support Enforcement
- U.S. Department of Justice, Criminal Division, Child Support Recovery Act
- Passport Restrictions for Child Support
- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS): A Caseworker's Guide to Child Support Enforcement and Military Personnel
- Uniform Inter-State Family Support Act (1996)
- Our Office of Children's Issues is responsible for services related to international parental child abduction and international adoption matters.
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