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Protection of Abducting Mothers in Return Proceedings:
Intersection between Domestic Violence and Parental Child Abduction

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UK Training Workshops delivered

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Dr Katarina Trimmings and Dr Onyoja Momoh organised and delivered training at the UK POAM Training workshops on 15 and 17 December 2020. The workshop was based on the POAM Best Practice Guide on the protection of abducting mothers in return proceedings involving allegations of domestic violence. This was the first opportunity to consider the newly published Guide on protective measures in the UK context and provided invaluable insight into the work and findings of the POAM research project thus far.

The Best Practice Guide is aimed at ensuring that relevant professionals are trained in dealing with issues around the protection of abducting mothers in child abductions committed against the background of domestic violence. In presenting the research findings, Dr Trimmings and Dr Momoh organised the workshop into two sessions.

The first session addressed “Child abduction and domestic violence: legal framework, background and preliminary considerations”, exploring the legal framework, important background considerations, protective measures in the context of return proceedings: preliminary matters, and the approach to the assessment of the grave risk of harm. Session two focused on “Measures for the protection of abducting mothers”, examining protective measures available to victims of domestic violence in the UK, the utility of the 1996 Hague Convention (Article 11 (Jurisdiction) and Article 23 (Recognition and Enforcement) and UK Case law. The workshop concluded with a case study task and small group sessions to enable discussions and the exchange of ideas amongst the participants. Across both training days, participants expressed gratitude for an informative and enlightening event. The training documents can be found here.

As ever, updates on the work of POAM is on the website, including the recent publication of the Best Practice Guide and Executive Summary.

Notes for Editors

Issued by POAM Project
Directorate of External Relations, University of Aberdeen, King's College, Aberdeen
Tel: +44 (0)1224 272014

Issued on: 19th December 2020
POAM Project Links
  • 1980 Hague Convention of 25 October 1980 on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction
  • Council Regulation (EC) No 2201/2003 of 27 November 2003 concerning jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in matrimonial matters and the matters of parental responsibility, repealing Regulation (EC) No 1347/2000
  • Regulation 606/2013 on mutual recognition of protection measures in civil matters
  • Directive 2011/99/EU on the European Protection Order

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