The Hague Convention is often presented as a neutral legal framework designed to resolve international child abduction cases. Yet for many women affected by domestic abuse, migration and cross-border families, the reality is very different. This webinar explores two seemingly opposite experiences. In Turkey, migrant women become trapped in a foreign country, isolated from family, support networks and services, while facing domestic abuse and the threat of losing their children. In Lithuania, local mothers can find themselves losing custody and contact with their children to foreign fathers, despite remaining in their own country. Through these contrasting experiences, we will explore the common patterns that emerge when women’s safety, children’s wellbeing and international family law collide.