Reunite International Child Abduction Centre
www.reunite.org

Reunite International Child Abduction Centre is a UK charity specialising in international parental child abduction. reunite was formed in 1986 and registered as a charity in 1990. They provide advice, information and support to parents, family members and guardians who have had a child abducted or who fear child abduction. They also provide advice to parents who may have abducted their child as well as advising on international contact issues.

They are part-funded by the Department for Constitutional Affairs, the Foreign & Commonwealth Office and the Home Office. They also receive funding for specific projects from charities and trusts as well as raising independent funds.

Their philosophy is one that firmly believes any child abduction, whether or not a criminal offence, is wrong. However, acting strictly within the law, reunite will do all it can to assist parents who may have abducted their child. Emphasis is placed on helping parents to come out of hiding and to regulate the child's position within the law. This often entails assisting the abducting parent, guardian or family member to come to terms with the fact that the child must be returned. Then, focusing all the time on the best interests of the child, help return take place with minimum disturbance and trauma