My wife is originally Ukrainian. She went to the Ukraine with our child to visit family but refuses to return. Does the Hague Convention apply to child abduction from Israel to the Ukraine ?
By: דיאנה שאלתיאל•Published on: 02 June, 2022Yes. The Ukraine is bound by the Hague Convention of the Civil Aspects of Child Abduction. The convention has applied to abductions between Israel and Ukraine since 1/9/06. Prior to this, there was only one option – to file a plea equivalent to Habeas Corpus to the appropriate court in the Ukraine for the return of the child.