By Ron Shulman ( May 1, 2024, 3:57 PM EDT) -- In family law, parental abduction cases are among the most complex. Not only do they invoke all the customary concerns — such as the best interests of the child, parenting time and access rights — they do so against the background of numerous added issues. These include the parties’ residency, the courts’ extraterritorial jurisdiction, conflict-of-law principles and even the impact of the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction (the Hague Convention). . . .