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As requested Central Authorithy
Acting as requested Central Authority, intervenes as follows:
· On request of the holder of custody or access rights through a foreign Central Authority;
· On request of any person, institution or other body claiming that rights of custody or access rights have been restricted or breached, communicated by a foreign Central Authority.
The intervention translates into:
· Taking the necessary measures for the return abroad of children/young persons who have been wrongfully removed to Portugal or are being retained in the country without the consent or knowledge of the holder (s) of custody rights;
· Taking measures for the enforcement or reorganization of access rights in Portugal.
If you live abroad and wish to request the return of children / young persons wrongfully displaced or retained in Portugal, or want to protect your access rights over children / young persons residing in Portugal, you must present an application to initiate proceedings in the Central Authority of the State where you reside.
Consequently, the foreign Central Authority will forward the request to the Portuguese Central Authority, who will then send it to the Family and Minors Court, territorially competent in Portugal, for appreciation and decision under the invoked legal instrument.
If legal aid is needed, the holder (s) of custody / access rights may require the benefit of legal aid. The holder should contact the competent authorities of the State of his residence.
PROCEDURE

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