The center assists the FBI and police in locating abductors, who may travel from state to state. Most child snatchers are not loners. Often they reveal their plans to trusted individuals before they act. You may gain information regarding a child's whereabouts through these people. Avoid committing illegal acts.
Some parents make threats to an ex-spouse's family or friends or take the law into their own hands.
Consider filing kidnapping charges. Congress passed the Parental Kidnapping Prevention Act in 1980. This legislation extended the Fugitive Felon Act to cases involving child snatching and has been instrumental in reducing the number of child snatchings and in apprehending fugitives from justice, since FBI agents can now assist state law-enforcement agencies in returning abducted children to their custodial parents. Under this law agents also have the authority to bring abducting parents back to the state where the child previously resided to face criminal charges. If you decide to press criminal charges against an ex-spouse for parental kidnapping, the local police and prosecutor will play a major role in the arrest and trial.