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Stories like this are a dime a dozen.

http://joshuapundit.blogspot.com/2013/08/uk-woman-rescues-kidnapped-daughter.html

In 2013, Guardian article about the same

http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2013/sep/21/partner-abducted-child-parents-left-behind

The problem is lack of awareness of the legality procedures in international child abductions. Quite often the average lawyer does not know sufficiently about the procedures to take. The FCO are sometimes also in the dark.It's important to note that left behind parent under the Hague convention have access to full legal aid. The problem arises when children are taken to non-Hague countries.