Ask to file a missing person’s report and to have the victim’s name entered into the National Crime Information Center database. [2] X Research source

The name of the victim; The name and description of anyone you might suspect as the kidnapper; Details about the suspect’s vehicle; What the victim was last seen wearing; Recent photographs of the victim; Notes about the victim’s appearance, such as height, weight, hairstyle, eye color, glasses, birthmarks, scars, tattoos, braces, and piercings.

Confirmation that an abduction has occurred. Officials may hesitate to issue an alert when the reason for the child’s absence might be innocent. Risk of serious bodily injury or death. The availability of sufficient descriptive information about the victim and suspect. The child’s age. Whether or not the child’s information has been entered into the National Crime Information Center system.

Ask to file a missing person’s report and to have the victim’s name entered into the National Crime Information Center database. [5] X Research source You might not want to file criminal charges against the parent before the child has been returned. [6] X Research source The threat of criminal charges might cause the parent to take more extreme action to avoid prosecution.

Recent photographs; What he or she was last seen wearing; Any other toys or clothing the parent or child might have taken; Medical conditions; and Other features, such as height, weight, hairstyle, eye color, glasses, birthmarks, scars, tattoos, braces, and piercings.

Recent photographs of the parent; Other names or aliases the parent has used; A description of his or her vehicle; Details about your custody dispute, including any threats the parent made; Names and addresses of the parent’s friends and family, or other places he or she might take the child; and Any other identifying information you can think of.

Ask to file a missing person’s report and to have the victim’s name entered into the National Crime Information Center database. [8] X Research source You might not want to file criminal charges against the parent before the child has been returned. [9] X Research source The threat of criminal charges might cause the parent to take more extreme action to avoid prosecution.

Assist you with the return of your child from a country that is a Hague Abduction Convention partner; Put you in contact with attorneys in the country where your child is located; Work with local and federal law enforcement; and Help you connect with any other organizations and government agencies that may be able to help.