If a father ,whose child has been abducted to Israel by the mother, brings Hague Convention proceedings for his return, will this automatically give the family court in Israel dealing with the case jurisdiction to hear other proceedings between the parents, that the mother might file?

No! The management of a 'Hague Convention' child abduction case does not,in itself, give the Israeli family court dealing with it jurisdiction over proceedings such as child custody or maitnenance,where the family's place of habitual residence and centre of life is abroad. In practice, though, a parent who abducts a child to Israel may be inclined to start legal proceedings concerning the minor e.g. child custody and maintenance, in Israel.

However, according to section 16 of the Hague Convention (Return of Abducted Children) Act of 1991,where the left-behind parent brings Hague Convention proceedings in an Israeli family court, the latter must deal first of all with the abduction proceedings, and cannot deal with any other matters meantime. If the left-behind parent wins and a return order is granted, the court will not have jurisdiction to hear other files concerning the minor as in the Hague case it will have been established that the child's place of habitual residence was overseas,and not Israel.If, however, the left-behind parent fails to get a return order, and the minor is not returned abroad, then jurisdiction for other proceedings concerning him will lie in Israel.