Convention on the Recovery Abroad of Maintenance

Details

Treaty type
Multilateral
Subject
PRIVATE INTERNATIONAL LAW (PIL)
Signed at
Signed on
20 June 1956
In force on
25 May 1957

Treaty document

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Parties

  1. ALGERIA
  2. ARGENTINA
  3. Aruba
  4. AUSTRALIA
  5. AUSTRIA
  6. BARBADOS
  7. BELARUS
  8. BELGIUM
  9. BOLIVIA
  10. BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA
  11. BRAZIL
  12. CAMBODIA
  13. CAPE VERDE
  14. CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC
  15. CEYLON
  16. CHILE
  17. CHINA REPUBLIC OF
  18. COLOMBIA
  19. Comoro Islands
  20. CROATIA
  21. CUBA
  22. CYPRUS
  23. CZECHOSLOVAKIA
  24. CZECH REPUBLIC
  25. DENMARK
  26. DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
  27. ECUADOR
  28. EL SALVADOR
  29. ESTONIA
  30. FINLAND
  31. FRANCE
  32. French Guiana
  33. French Polynesia
  34. French Somaliland
  35. GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC
  36. GREECE
  37. Guadeloupe
  38. GUATEMALA
  39. HAITI
  40. HUNGARY
  41. IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF
  42. Isle Of Man
  43. ISRAEL
  44. ITALY
  45. Jersey, Bailiwick of
  46. KAZAKHSTAN
  47. KYRGYZSTAN
  48. Land Berlin
  49. LIBERIA
  50. LUXEMBOURG
  51. MACEDONIA THE FYR OF
  52. Martinique
  53. MEXICO
  54. MOLDOVA REPUBLIC OF
  55. MONACO
  56. MONTENEGRO
  57. MOROCCO
  58. Netherlands Antilles
  59. NETHERLANDS THE
  60. New Caledonia
  61. NEW ZEALAND
  62. NIGER
  63. Norfolk Island
  64. NORWAY
  65. PAKISTAN
  66. PHILIPPINES
  67. POLAND
  68. PORTUGAL
  69. Reunion
  70. ROMANIA
  71. Saoura And Oases
  72. SERBIA
  73. SERBIA AND MONTENEGRO
  74. SEYCHELLES
  75. SLOVAKIA
  76. SLOVAK REPUBLIC
  77. SLOVENIA
  78. SPAIN
  79. St Pierre and Miquelon
  80. SURINAME
  81. SWEDEN
  82. SWITZERLAND
  83. TUNISIA
  84. TURKEY
  85. UKRAINE
  86. UNITED KINGDOM
  87. UPPER VOLTA
  88. URUGUAY
  89. VATICAN CITY
  90. YUGOSLAVIA
  91. YUGOSLAVIA, FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF

Actions

Party Action Taken on Effective on
ALGERIA Extension 24 June 1960
ALGERIA Accession 10 September 1969
ALGERIA Reservation 10 September 1969
ARGENTINA Accession 29 November 1972
ARGENTINA Reservation 29 November 1972
Aruba Extension 1 January 1986 1 January 1986
AUSTRALIA Accession 12 February 1985 14 March 1985
AUSTRALIA Declaration 12 February 1985
AUSTRALIA Communication 8 April 1996
AUSTRALIA Communication 20 June 2000
AUSTRIA Signature 21 December 1956
AUSTRIA Ratification 16 July 1969
BARBADOS Accession 18 June 1970
BARBADOS Declaration 6 August 1985
BELARUS Accession 14 November 1996 14 December 1996
BELARUS Notification 14 November 1996
BELGIUM Accession 1 July 1966
BOLIVIA Signature 20 June 1956
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA Communication 18 December 1997
BRAZIL Signature 31 December 1956
BRAZIL Ratification 14 November 1960
CAMBODIA Signature 20 June 1956
CAPE VERDE Accession 13 September 1985 13 October 1985
CAPE VERDE Declaration 13 September 1985
CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC Accession 15 October 1962
CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC Communication 2 November 1985
CEYLON Signature 20 June 1956
CEYLON Ratification 7 August 1958
CEYLON Statement 7 August 1958
CHILE Accession 9 January 1961
CHILE Notification 9 January 1961
CHILE Communication 27 August 1999
CHINA REPUBLIC OF Signature 4 December 1956
CHINA REPUBLIC OF Ratification 25 June 1957
COLOMBIA Signature 16 July 1956
COLOMBIA Ratification 10 November 1999 10 December 1999
COLOMBIA Declaration 27 October 2003 1 January 1900
COLOMBIA Notification 27 October 2003 1 January 1900
Comoro Islands Extension 24 June 1960
CROATIA Succession 20 September 1993 8 October 1991
CROATIA Notification 20 September 1993
CROATIA Notification 13 January 2015
CUBA Signature 20 June 1956
CYPRUS Accession 8 May 1986 7 June 1986
CYPRUS Notification 8 May 1986
CYPRUS Declaration 23 July 1986
CZECH REPUBLIC Succession 30 September 1993 1 January 1993
CZECH REPUBLIC Declaration 24 September 2003 1 January 1900
CZECH REPUBLIC Notification 20 October 2009 20 October 2009
CZECH REPUBLIC Notification 7 December 2009 7 December 2009
CZECHOSLOVAKIA Accession 3 October 1958
CZECHOSLOVAKIA Communication 21 April 1973
DENMARK Signature 28 December 1956
DENMARK Ratification 22 June 1959
DENMARK Notification 19 December 2005
DENMARK Notification 10 December 2010
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC Signature 20 June 1956
ECUADOR Signature 20 June 1956
ECUADOR Ratification 4 June 1974
EL SALVADOR Signature 20 June 1956
ESTONIA Accession 8 January 1997 7 February 1997
FINLAND Accession 13 September 1962
FRANCE Signature 5 September 1956
FRANCE Ratification 24 June 1960
FRANCE Declaration 24 June 1960
French Guiana Extension 24 June 1960
French Polynesia Extension 24 June 1960
French Somaliland Extension 24 June 1960
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC Signature 20 June 1956
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC Ratification 20 July 1959
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC Communication 21 February 1991
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC Notification 29 October 1992
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC Notification 10 February 1999
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC Communication 10 February 1999
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC Communication 9 May 2002
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC Declaration 23 August 2004 1 January 1900
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC Communication 14 December 2007 14 December 2007
GREECE Signature 20 June 1956
GREECE Ratification 1 November 1965
Guadeloupe Extension 24 June 1960
GUATEMALA Signature 26 December 1956
GUATEMALA Ratification 25 April 1957
HAITI Signature 21 December 1956
HAITI Ratification 12 February 1958
HUNGARY Accession 23 July 1957
HUNGARY Declaration 11 July 2005
HUNGARY Notification 16 January 2007
IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF Accession 26 October 1995 25 November 1995
IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF Notification 26 October 1995
IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF Notification 25 June 2007 25 June 2007
Isle Of Man Extension 29 November 1984 1 December 1984
Isle Of Man Declaration 29 November 1984
Isle Of Man Notification 4 February 2015
ISRAEL Signature 20 June 1956
ISRAEL Ratification 4 April 1957
ISRAEL Reservation 4 April 1957
ISRAEL Communication 4 July 2010
ITALY Signature 1 August 1956
ITALY Ratification 28 July 1958
Jersey, Bailiwick of Extension 30 July 2003
KAZAKHSTAN Accession 28 March 2000 27 April 2000
KAZAKHSTAN Notification 1 May 2001
KYRGYZSTAN Accession 27 May 2004 26 June 2004
KYRGYZSTAN Communication 13 September 2004 1 January 1900
Land Berlin Extension 20 July 1959
LIBERIA Accession 16 September 2005 16 October 2005
LUXEMBOURG Accession 1 November 1971
LUXEMBOURG Notification 25 April 1991
MACEDONIA THE FYR OF Succession 10 March 1994 17 September 1991
MACEDONIA THE FYR OF Notification 6 April 2000
Martinique Extension 24 June 1960
MEXICO Signature 20 June 1956
MEXICO Ratification 23 July 1992 22 August 1992
MOLDOVA REPUBLIC OF Accession 24 July 2006 23 August 2006
MOLDOVA REPUBLIC OF Declaration 24 July 2006
MONACO Signature 20 June 1956
MONACO Ratification 28 June 1961
MONTENEGRO Succession 23 October 2006 3 June 2006
MONTENEGRO Declaration 9 July 2007
MOROCCO Accession 18 March 1957
Netherlands Antilles Extension 12 August 1969
NETHERLANDS THE Signature 20 June 1956
NETHERLANDS THE Ratification 31 July 1962
NETHERLANDS THE Reservation 31 July 1962
NETHERLANDS THE Statement 31 July 1962
NETHERLANDS THE Communication 19 October 1993 18 October 1993
New Caledonia Extension 24 June 1960
NEW ZEALAND Accession 26 February 1986 28 March 1986
NEW ZEALAND Declaration 26 February 1986
NEW ZEALAND Notification 8 May 1986
NEW ZEALAND Notification 30 June 2000
NIGER Accession 15 February 1965
Norfolk Island Extension 12 February 1985 14 March 1985
NORWAY Accession 25 October 1957
NORWAY Notification 6 July 1990
NORWAY Notification 5 March 1992
NORWAY Communication 6 June 1995
PAKISTAN Accession 14 July 1959
PHILIPPINES Signature 20 June 1956
PHILIPPINES Ratification 21 March 1968
POLAND Accession 13 October 1960
POLAND Declaration 13 October 1960
POLAND Objection 5 February 1969
PORTUGAL Accession 25 January 1965
Reunion Extension 24 June 1960
ROMANIA Accession 10 April 1991 10 May 1991
ROMANIA Notification 10 April 1991
Saoura And Oases Extension 24 June 1960
SERBIA Notification 29 August 2008 29 August 2008
SERBIA Notification 2 February 2009 2 February 2009
SERBIA Declaration 11 May 2011
SERBIA AND MONTENEGRO Communication 14 August 2003 1 January 1900
SEYCHELLES Accession 1 November 2004 1 December 2004
SEYCHELLES Reservation 1 November 2004 1 January 1900
SEYCHELLES Communication 4 October 2005
SLOVAK REPUBLIC Succession 28 May 1993 1 January 1993
SLOVAKIA Communication 25 October 1993 1 January 1993
SLOVENIA Succession 1 July 1992 25 June 1991
SLOVENIA Declaration 1 August 2011
SPAIN Accession 6 October 1966
SPAIN Communication 3 August 1995
St Pierre and Miquelon Extension 24 June 1960
SURINAME Accession 12 October 1979 11 November 1979
SURINAME Notification 19 July 1985
SWEDEN Signature 4 December 1956
SWEDEN Ratification 1 October 1958
SWEDEN Reservation 1 October 1958
SWEDEN Declaration 6 February 1981
SWEDEN Communication 14 April 1981
SWEDEN Withdrawal Res. 11 November 1988
SWEDEN Communication 4 December 1996
SWEDEN Declaration 26 January 2006
SWEDEN Declaration 7 September 2012
SWITZERLAND Accession 5 October 1977 4 November 1977
SWITZERLAND Statement 5 October 1977
SWITZERLAND Communication 8 December 2000
TUNISIA Accession 16 October 1968
TUNISIA Reservation 16 October 1968
TURKEY Accession 2 June 1971
TURKEY Communication 13 July 1994
UKRAINE Accession 19 September 2006 19 October 2006
UNITED KINGDOM Accession 13 March 1975 12 April 1975
UNITED KINGDOM Objection 13 March 1975 1 January 1900
UNITED KINGDOM Statement 13 March 1975 1 January 1900
UNITED KINGDOM Communication 13 March 1975 1 January 1900
UNITED KINGDOM Statement 6 April 1981 1 January 1900
UNITED KINGDOM Notification 29 November 1984 1 January 1900
UNITED KINGDOM Notification 30 November 1984 1 January 1900
UNITED KINGDOM Communication 30 July 2003 1 January 1900
UNITED KINGDOM Notification 12 December 2008
UPPER VOLTA Accession 27 August 1962
URUGUAY Accession 18 September 1995 18 October 1995
VATICAN CITY Signature 20 June 1956
VATICAN CITY Ratification 5 October 1964
YUGOSLAVIA Signature 31 December 1956
YUGOSLAVIA Ratification 29 May 1959
YUGOSLAVIA Communication 8 August 1991
YUGOSLAVIA, FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF Succession 12 March 2001 27 April 1992

Citations

  1. Treaty Series 019/2009: Cm 7870
  2. PRO (now TNA) FO 949/244/0: 0
  3. UN Registration /0: 0
  4. Treaty Series 085/1975: Cmnd 6084||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/1975-TS0085.pdf
  5. Miscellaneous Series 018/1970: Cmnd 4485
  6. Treaty Series 050/1991: Cm 1816||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/1991-TS0050.pdf
  7. Treaty Series 059/1999: Cm 4561||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/1999-TS0059.pdf
  8. Treaty Series 058/2002: Cm 5814||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/2002-TS0058.pdf
  9. Treaty Series 039/2004: Cm 6335||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/2004-TS0039.pdf
  10. Treaty Series 050/2004: Cm 6454||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/2004-TS0050.pdf
  11. Treaty Series 051/2004: Cm 6564
  12. Treaty Series 042/2005: Cm 6729||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/2005-TS0042.pdf
  13. Treaty Series 043/2005: Cm. 6776||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/2005-TS0043.pdf
  14. Treaty Series 020/2006: Cm 6911||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/2006-TS0020.pdf
  15. Treaty Series 033/2006: Cm 7045||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/2006-TS0033.pdf
  16. Treaty Series 034/2006: Cm 7159||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/2006-TS0034.pdf
  17. Treaty Series 027/2007: Cm 7258||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/2007-TS0027.pdf
  18. Treaty Series 031/2007: Cm 7307||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/2007-TS0031.pdf
  19. Treaty Series 032/2007: Cm 7360||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/2007-TS0032.pdf
  20. Treaty Series 009/2008: Cm 7458||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/2008-TS0009.pdf
  21. Treaty Series 017/2008: Cm 7699||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/2008-TS0017.pdf
  22. Treaty Series 017/2009: Cm 7779||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/2009-TS0017.pdf
  23. Treaty Series 020/2010: Cm 7952||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/2010-TS0020.pdf
  24. Treaty Series 022/2010: Cm 8063||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/2010-TS0022.pdf
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UUID: 498d5e20-e870-4686-b313-4b03a490a366
Treaty ID: 2934
Record ID: 71237