Prepare an international relocation issues pack under the Hague Convention and ICARA
Key facts
- Human involvement
- YellowClose supervision
- How AI is used
- List the child's habitual-residence facts, the date of the removal or retention, and any court order in the file. Write no petition and no exception argument.
- What the lawyer must review
- You decide whether the Convention applies and you write any petition. 22 U.S.C. § 9001 states that the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction, done at The Hague on 25 October 1980, provides for the prompt return of children wrongfully removed or retained, and that ICARA implements the Convention in the United States. Courts decide rights under the Convention, not the merits of the underlying custody claim. State custody statutes, including California Family Code § 3020 where it applies, do not decide the return application. Opinion 512: you verify every date and authority before filing.
- Written for / version
- United States versionUS
Who does what
| Role | What they do |
|---|---|
| Assistance | Consider narrowly defined preparation support after confirming the tool’s capability and permitted scope. |
| Lawyer | Set the scope, supervise the work closely, verify every part relied on, resolve omissions and exceptions, and approve the exact output. |
Checklist
- Open each relied-on authority independently. Confirm its existence, current status, proposition and any quotation or pinpoint reference.
- Check the current court or regulator requirements, prescribed form and attachments for the intended document and filing.
- Verify the applicable jurisdiction and the version of each relevant law, rule or instrument in force at the material time.
- Confirm the output against the client’s instructions and the complete relevant source material, including omissions or contradictions.
- Resolve exceptions and record the responsible lawyer’s approval of the exact output and intended use.