View source for ΔΔ:Applications for the return of abducted children or access to abducted children

{{process
|process_uuid=15442e28-5563-4ad0-8499-a92530be4b66
|process_id=374282
|process_official_title=Applications for the return of abducted children or access to abducted children
|process_alternative_titles=Applications under the Hague Convention of 1980, international child abduction, child protection measures, right of access
|process_description=The procedure concerns cross-border applications for the return of abducted children or access to abducted children. More specifically, the Ministry of Justice, as the Central Authority, shall receive or send applications from or to the relevant foreign authorities regarding the return of children or access to children who were allegedly wrongfully removed or retained in a state other than that where they were habitually resident. The goal is to ensure the safe return of the child or to protect the rights of access of the parent who filed the application.
|process_org_owner_is_private=No
|process_org_owner=99487
|process_provision_org_owner_directory=522929
|process_provision_org_group=8210
|process_provision_org=99487
|process_provision_org_directory=DEPARTMENT OF PRIVATE INTERNATIONAL LAW
|process_estimated_implementation_duration=6048000
|process_provided_language=English, Greek
|process_evidence_identification_type=Identification document
|process_type=Outgoing
|process_trigger=Applied for
|process_trigger_type=Application (letter), email, Public service / public body document
|process_usage=Input in another process
|process_output_type=Document Production, Launch another procedure
|process_source=Framers, SDG
|process_provided_to=Citizens
|process_tax_type=Applications
|process_total_duration_steps_min=172800
|process_total_duration_steps_max=259200
|process_cost_min=0.00
|process_cost_max=0.00
|process_evidence_cost_guarantee=0
|process_evidence_cost_total_number=0
|process_evidence_ex_officio_total_number=0
|process_evidence_alternative_total_number=0
|process_evidence_prerequisite_total_number=3
|process_evidence_total_number=5
|process_evidence_step_total_number=0
|process_evidence_step_digital_total_number=0
|process_sdg_codes=G1
|process_application_type=Application
|process_application_submission_type=Submitted by the applicant (digital), Submitted by the applicant (in person or by post)
|process_application_owner=Persons
|process_application_description=Application for the return of a child, as provided for in the Hague Convention of 1980.
|process_application_related_url=https://assets.hcch.net/upload/recomm28e.pdf
|process_application_note=A standard application for the return of an abducted child can be found on the website of the Hague Conference.
}}
{{process evidences
|process_evidence_num_id=1
|process_evidence_type=4705
|process_evidence_is_under_prerequisite=No
|process_evidence_alternative=No
|process_evidence_submission_type=Submitted by the applicant (digital), Submitted by the applicant (in person or by post)
|process_evidence_owner=Persons
|process_evidence_description=Child’s birth certificate.
}}
{{process evidences
|process_evidence_num_id=2
|process_evidence_type=8298
|process_evidence_is_under_prerequisite=No
|process_evidence_alternative=No
|process_evidence_submission_type=Submitted by the applicant (digital), Submitted by the applicant (in person or by post)
|process_evidence_owner=Persons
|process_evidence_description=A photograph of the child and of the parent who is alleged to have wrongfully removed or retained it.
}}
{{process evidences
|process_evidence_num_id=3
|process_evidence_type=4705
|process_evidence_is_under_prerequisite=Yes
|process_evidence_prerequisite=Family
|process_evidence_alternative=No
|process_evidence_submission_type=Submitted by the applicant (digital), Submitted by the applicant (in person or by post)
|process_evidence_owner=Persons
|process_evidence_description=Marriage certificate (where available).
|process_evidence_related_url=https://www.gov.gr/en/ipiresies/oikogeneia
}}
{{process evidences
|process_evidence_num_id=4
|process_evidence_type=8289
|process_evidence_is_under_prerequisite=Yes
|process_evidence_prerequisite=Family
|process_evidence_alternative=No
|process_evidence_submission_type=Submitted by the applicant (digital), Submitted by the applicant (in person or by post)
|process_evidence_owner=Persons
|process_evidence_description=Copy of divorce ruling (where applicable).
|process_evidence_related_url=https://www.gov.gr/en/arxes/oloi-foreis/dikaiosunes/pistopoietika-dikasterion
}}
{{process evidences
|process_evidence_num_id=5
|process_evidence_type=8289
|process_evidence_is_under_prerequisite=Yes
|process_evidence_prerequisite=Family
|process_evidence_alternative=No
|process_evidence_submission_type=Submitted by the applicant (digital), Submitted by the applicant (in person or by post)
|process_evidence_owner=Persons
|process_evidence_description=Copy of judicial decisions on rights of custody (where applicable).
|process_evidence_related_url=https://www.gov.gr/en/arxes/oloi-foreis/dikaiosunes/pistopoietika-dikasterion
}}
{{process evidences
|process_evidence_num_id=6
|process_evidence_type=9703
|process_evidence_is_under_prerequisite=No
|process_evidence_alternative=No
|process_evidence_submission_type=Submitted by the applicant (digital), Submitted by the applicant (in person or by post)
|process_evidence_owner=Persons
|process_evidence_description=Documents proving the habitual residence of the child before the wrongful removal or retention (e.g. certificate of attendance at school, certificate from an attending physician).
}}
{{process evidences
|process_evidence_num_id=7
|process_evidence_type=6866
|process_evidence_is_under_prerequisite=No
|process_evidence_alternative=No
|process_evidence_submission_type=Submitted by the applicant (digital), Submitted by the applicant (in person or by post)
|process_evidence_owner=Persons
|process_evidence_description=Proof of the child’s identity (e.g. passport)
}}
{{process evidences
|process_evidence_num_id=8
|process_evidence_type=3070
|process_evidence_is_under_prerequisite=No
|process_evidence_alternative=No
|process_evidence_submission_type=Submitted by the applicant (digital), Submitted by the applicant (in person or by post)
|process_evidence_owner=Persons
|process_evidence_description=Authorisation to the Central Authority of the requested state to act on behalf of the applicant.
|process_evidence_related_url=https://www.gov.gr/en/ipiresies/polites-kai-kathemerinoteta/psephiaka-eggrapha-gov-gr/ekdose-exousiodoteses
}}
{{process rules
|process_rule_type=Law
|process_rule_decision_number=2102
|process_rule_decision_year=1992
|process_rule_description=Ratification of the Hague Convention of 1980 on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction.
|process_rule_gazette_doc_number=193
|process_rule_gazette_doc_issue=Α
|process_rule_url=https://www.et.gr/api/DownloadFeksApi/?fek_pdf=19920100193
}}
{{process rules
|process_rule_type=Law
|process_rule_decision_number=4020
|process_rule_decision_year=2011
|process_rule_description=Ratification of the Convention on Jurisdiction, Applicable Law, Recognition, Enforcement and Co-operation in respect of Parental Responsibility and Measures for the Protection of Children.
|process_rule_gazette_doc_number=217
|process_rule_gazette_doc_issue=Α
|process_rule_url=https://www.et.gr/api/DownloadFeksApi/?fek_pdf=20110100217
}}
{{process rules
|process_rule_type=European Regulation
|process_rule_decision_number=2201
|process_rule_decision_year=2003
|process_rule_description=Council Regulation (EC) No 2201/2003 concerning jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in matrimonial matters and the matters of parental responsibility.
|process_rule_url=https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EL/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:02003R2201-20050301&qid=1622390635632&from=EL
}}
{{process steps
|process_step_num_id=1
|process_step_exit=No
|process_step_child=No
|process_step_title=Opening of procedure
|process_step_duration_min=0
|process_step_duration_max=0
}}
{{process steps
|process_step_num_id=2
|process_step_exit=No
|process_step_child=Yes
|process_step_previous_child_selector=1
|process_step_previous_child=1
|process_step_title=Receipt of applications from citizens residing in Greece
|process_step_official=Competent Employee
|process_step_implementation=Manual Action
|process_step_duration_min=86400
|process_step_duration_max=86400
|process_step_description=The Ministry of Justice receives from citizens residing in Greece applications for the return of children who are allegedly moved and illegally detained abroad.
}}
{{process steps
|process_step_num_id=3
|process_step_exit=Yes
|process_step_child=Yes
|process_step_previous_child_selector=2
|process_step_previous_child=2
|process_step_title=Control of supporting documents and forwarding of applications to the foreign Central Authorities
|process_step_official=Competent Employee
|process_step_duration_min=172800
|process_step_duration_max=259200
|process_step_description=The Ministry of Justice shall check whether the application has been duly completed and is accompanied by the necessary supporting documents (otherwise requesting any missing documents) and shall forward the application and the relevant supporting documents to the foreign Central Authority.
}}
{{process steps
|process_step_num_id=4
|process_step_exit=No
|process_step_child=Yes
|process_step_previous_child_selector=1
|process_step_previous_child=1
|process_step_title=Receipt of applications from foreign Central Authorities and notification of receipt
|process_step_official=Competent Employee
|process_step_implementation=Software action
|process_step_duration_min=86400
|process_step_duration_max=172800
|process_step_description=The Ministry of Justice, as a designated Central Authority (CA) for the implementation of the Hague Convention of 1980, shall receive from the relevant foreign CAs any applications filed by citizens for the return of their children who have allegedly been wrongfully removed and retained in Greece at a place other than their former habitual residence. The Ministry of Justice shall notify the foreign Central Authority as soon as possible of the receipt of such applications.
}}
{{process steps
|process_step_num_id=5
|process_step_exit=No
|process_step_child=Yes
|process_step_previous_child_selector=4
|process_step_previous_child=4
|process_step_title=Control of supporting documents
|process_step_official=Competent Employee
|process_step_implementation=Inspection
|process_step_duration_min=86400
|process_step_duration_max=172800
|process_step_description=The competent employee to whom the case has been assigned shall check whether the application has been duly completed, as well as the supporting documents attached thereto, as indicated in the ‘Supporting Documents’ section. If any supporting documents are found to be missing, the employee shall duly notify the foreign Central Authority and request the additional supporting documents.
}}
{{process steps
|process_step_num_id=6
|process_step_exit=No
|process_step_child=Yes
|process_step_previous_child_selector=5
|process_step_previous_child=5
|process_step_title=Inquiries to discover the whereabouts of the child
|process_step_official=Competent Employee
|process_step_co_org=31247
|process_step_implementation=Software action
|process_step_duration_min=172800
|process_step_duration_max=259200
|process_step_description=If the application, duly completed and accompanied by the required supporting documents, is accepted, the Ministry of Justice shall forward a request in writing to Hellenic Police Headquarters to discover the whereabouts of the child and the parent in Greece.
}}
{{process steps
|process_step_num_id=7
|process_step_exit=Yes
|process_step_child=Yes
|process_step_previous_child_selector=6
|process_step_previous_child=6
|process_step_title=Forwarding or return of an application
|process_step_duration_min=432000
|process_step_duration_max=864000
|process_step_description=If the police inquiries conclude that the child is no longer in Greece but in a different country, the Ministry of Justice shall forward the application to the Central Authority of the country where the child is located. If the inquiry proves unsuccessful, the Ministry of Justice shall return the application to the requesting Central Authority.
}}
{{process steps
|process_step_num_id=8
|process_step_exit=No
|process_step_child=Yes
|process_step_previous_child_selector=6
|process_step_previous_child=6
|process_step_title=Additional actions
|process_step_official=Competent Department
|process_step_implementation=Software action
|process_step_duration_min=864000
|process_step_duration_max=2592000
|process_step_description=The Ministry of Justice may take additional actions in order to achieve the objectives of the Hague Convention of 1980, such as: facilitating an amicable resolution or the voluntary return of the child, exchanging information relating to the social background of the child with the foreign Central Authority, notifying the countrys courts of the stay of custody proceedings provided for in the Convention until a ruling on whether the child must be returned or not has been rendered.
}}
{{process steps
|process_step_num_id=9
|process_step_exit=Yes
|process_step_child=Yes
|process_step_previous_child_selector=8
|process_step_previous_child=8
|process_step_title=Notification of a foreign Central Authority regarding a judicial decision
|process_step_official=Competent Employee
|process_step_duration_min=172800
|process_step_duration_max=259200
|process_step_description=The Ministry of Justice shall inform the foreign Central Authority of any judicial decision rendered by a Greek court and of the applicant’s right to appeal.
}}
{{process useful links
|process_useful_link_title=Hague Conference on Private International Law
|process_useful_link_url=https://assets.hcch.net/docs/f0cf00eb-162d-4220-b5ac-71e05c9ad795.pdf
}}
{{process useful links
|process_useful_link_title=Ministry of Justice – International Judicial Cooperation in Civil Matters – International Child Abduction
|process_useful_link_url=https://www.ministryofjustice.gr/?page_id=3671
}}
{{process useful links
|process_useful_link_title=Hague Conference on Private International Law
|process_useful_link_url=https://www.hcch.net/en/states/authorities/details3/?aid=922
}}