Portuguese Central Authority as requesting authority

Acting as the requesting Central Authority, the Portuguese Central Authority intervenes, mainly, as follows:

• On request of the holder of custody, whose respective rights need to be reinstated or enforced, or on request of any person, institution or other body claiming that custody rights have been restricted or breached
• On request of the holder of access rights, whose respective rights need to be reinstated or enforced, or on request of any person, institution or other body claiming that access rights have been restricted or breached
• By signalization, namely upon request of Courts and administrative entities such as the Portuguese Child Protection Services, under the scope of promotion and protection of children and youth.

Therefore, the Portuguese Central Authority intervention is reflected on the technical analysis of the requests and the respective submission to the foreign counterpart of:

• An Application-request to another Central Authority, for the return to Portugal of children or youth, who have been removed or retained without the consent or knowledge of the holder of custody or access rights.
• An Application-request to another Central Authority, for the enforcement or reorganization of access rights in the State where the child or young person is residing.
• An Application-request to consider the need to take measures for the protection of a child living in another State.

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