TRINIDAD-RIGHTS-US and Trinidad and Tobago sign convention regarding abduction of children

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – The United States and Trinidad and Tobago have signed a treaty that will effectively afford “left-behind parents” the full remedies of the Hague Convention to resolve child abduction cases. The Hague Abduction Convention treaty goes into effect from Thursday, according to a joint statement issued by the two countries, as a consequence of decades of close ties and geographical proximity, many citizens of the United States and Trinidad and Tobago have roots in both countries. It said “many children have dual nationality, and parents of differing nationalities. At times, children also bear the brunt of the stress of separation or divorce.