To make the recovery task more manageable, steps involved in the recovery process are outlined. Guidance is offered on working with a foreign attorney or embassy personnel, gathering information on the abductor, pinpointing a child's location, presenting a case before a foreign court, and removing a child from an abductor's custody. Sample cases show how recovery efforts have worked for others. Important Federal laws dealing with international parental abduction are included, along with a directory of passport offices, embassies, and State clearinghouses for information on missing children. Appendixes include a U.S. State Department publication on International Parental Child Abduction, resource guides, a list of supporting agencies, and country profiles that contain addresses and telephone numbers of embassies and other agencies to contact in the case of internationally abducted children.