The Republic of Cyprus has acceded to the Convention on Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction concluded in The Hague on 25 October 1980. In implementing this Convention, the Ministry of Justice and Public Order has been assigned as the Central Authority and cooperates with counterpart Central Authorities of other Contracting States.

This Convention applies to the Republic of Cyprus and the States below in regard to which the Republic has declared its acceptance of their accession.

http://hcch.e-vision.nl/index_en.php?act=conventions.status&cid=24

For more information on the Hague Convention of 25 October 1980, click here.

The object of the convention is:

a) to secure the prompt return of children wrongfully removed to or retained in any Contracting State, and

b) to ensure that rights of custody and of access under the law of one Contracting State are effectively respected in the other Contracting States.

Application forms to request the return of a child or to secure access rights on the basis of the aforementioned Convention are provided below.

In addition, after the accession of Cyprus to the European Union, Council Regulation (EC) No 2201/2003, ‘Regulation (EC) concerning jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in matrimonial matters and the matters of parental responsibility also applies, repealing Regulation (EC) No 1347/2000.

From 1st August, 2022 the Regulation has been repealed and replaced by the Regulation (EU) 2019/1111 on jurisdiction, the recognition and enforcement of decisions in matrimonial matters and the matters of parental responsibility, and on international child abduction (recast).

Practice guide for the application of the Brussels IIb Regulation. For more languages click here.

Information and Guidelines on Procedures Regarding Cross-border Child Abduction

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Central Authority
Ministry of Justice and Public Order
International Legal Cooperation Unit
125 Athalassas Ave.
1461 Nicosia
Cyprus


Contact point:
Ms Troodia Dionysiou
International Legal Cooperation Unit
Ministry of Justice and Public Order
Tel: (+357) 22805932
Fax: (+357)22518328
Email: tdionysiou@mjpo.gov.cy

Mr Andreas Kyriakides
International Legal Cooperation Unit
Ministry of Justice and Public Order
Tel: (+357) 22805928
Fax: (+357)22518328
Email: akyriakides@papd.mof.gov.cy

Related Forms:

- List of Documents

- Access Form

- Return Form

- Authorisation

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The court in the country where the child had his/her habitual residence before removal/retention will remain responsible until the court in the country to which the child was removed has ruled on the application for the child's return, filed on the basis of the Hague Convention of 1980. This is to avoid parents abducting their child in the hope of getting a more favourable judgment before the court in their own country.


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Σχετικά Αρχεία


2201-2003 regulation - EN.pdf

ACCESS FORM - en.doc

AUTHORISATION - en.doc

List of Documents.pdf

RETURN FORM - en.doc

practice guide for the application of the brussels-DS0923030ENN.pdf

CELEX 32019R1111 EN TXT.pdf


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