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Half of all abducted children are taken by one of their parents.

Legislation aimed at stopping parents going through divorce from abducting a child out is being discussed by state lawmakers. The Child Abduction Prevention Act would require divorcing parents to both sign a notarized letter before either one of them could take their child across the state-line. Carolyn Ann Vlk from St. Petersburg Florida has a four year old at high risk of being abducted. She says the legislation would help reduce the risk.

�It serves to educate the family court system as to what risk factors exist in a particular case and then gives a selection of preventative measures that can be utilized on a case by case basis,� said Ann VLK.

The legislation also would allow a judge to require a parent who is at a high risk of fleeing the country to post a bond before taking a child to another state or out of the country.