Q: How to get my grandchildren out of Mexico we're my daughter dropped them off ayears ago to a stranger
She has 3todlersvin Mexico and had not.bern back to see them she suffers from pps after her last child she has 3,more older children 911,that stay with there father brother wife and the oldest child sh16 threw to hold her own how can I get my grandchildren bk in my custody and make my daughter seek mental help
A:
That was difficult to follow, but it sounds like your daughter dropped her three children off to Mexico "years ago."
The first thing that we need to figure out is jurisdiction. Both Mexico and the U.S. are parties to a treaty on child custody that is part of The Hague Convention. Under that treaty, both countries have agreed that the nation where the children have "habitually resided" is the nation that will determine. Based on what you provided, it sounds like that country is Mexico. Therefore, I'd recommend you'd speak with an attorney in the Mexican state where they live about what you need to file to get them back.
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