Medidas para Prevenir el Secuestro Infantil

Explicación Simple

Esta ley ayuda a proteger a los niños de ser llevados sin permiso. Establece reglas sobre pasaportes y viajes, para asegurarse de que siempre estén seguros.

Es como poner un candado en la puerta de tu casa para que nadie entre sin tu permiso. Así, se asegura que los niños no puedan salir sin que sus padres lo sepan.

Ejemplo Práctico

Imagina que Ana y Carlos están en proceso de divorcio. Carlos quiere llevar a su hijo a México sin el permiso de Ana. Gracias a esta ley, Ana puede pedir que se registren restricciones sobre el pasaporte del niño, asegurándose de que no pueda viajar sin su consentimiento.

Texto Original del Estatuto (Inglés)

(iv) approaching the child at any location other than a site designated for supervised visitation; (3) a requirement that a party register the order in another state as a prerequisite to allowing the child to travel to that state; (4) with regard to the child's passport: (i) a direction that the petitioner place the child's name in the United States Department of State's Child Passport Issuance Alert Program; (ii) a requirement that the respondent surrender to the court or the petitioner's attorney any United States or foreign passport issued in the child's name, including a passport issued in the name of both the parent and the child; and (iii) a prohibition upon the respondent from applying on behalf of the child for a new or replacement passport or visa; (5) as a prerequisite to exercising custody or visitation, a requirement that the respondent provide: (i) to the United States Department of State Office of Children's Issues and the relevant foreign consulate or embassy, an authenticated copy of the order detailing passport and travel restrictions for the child; (ii) to the court: (A) proof that the respondent has provided the information in subparagraph (i); and (B) an acknowledgment in a record from the relevant foreign consulate or embassy that no passport application has been made or passport issued on behalf of the child; (iii) to the petitioner, proof of registration with the United States Embassy or other United States diplomatic presence in the destination country and with the Central Authority for the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction, if that convention is in effect between the United States and the destination country, unless one of the parties objects; and (iv) a written waiver under 5 U.S.C. § 552a (relating to recor