Daily Fine For Non-Return: Can a parent who loses child abduction proceedings but fails to return a minor to Israel, be fined by an Israel court?

Yes , according to a decision given by Tel Aviv Rabinnical Court in December 2006, when it imposed a graduated fine of between $250-$1,000 on a mother for each day she continued to hold her daughter abroad. The mother , who disputed the rabbinical court's jurisdiction over custody, had abducted the child for the second time after she lost Hague Convention proceedings in Turkey, and also proceedings at the European Court of Human Rights. The father , who said his massive efforts to locate his daughter had failed so far, claimed that only a very substantial fine would force the mother to return the minor to Israel.