The Convention came together to draft a treaty which countries then agree to abide by or not. Sometimes a country will agree to most of the treaty but reserve their rights to act differently under some section of the treaty. In general though the members who have become signatories to the Hague Convention on International Child Custody, such as the United States of America, and its political subdivisions like California and Los Angeles California, agree to:

Article 7
Central Authorities shall co-operate with each other and promote co-operation amongst the competent authorities in their respective States to secure the prompt return of children and to achieve the other objects of this Convention.
In particular, either directly or through any intermediary, they shall take all appropriate measures –
a) to discover the whereabouts of a child who has been wrongfully removed or retained;
b) to prevent further harm to the child or prejudice to interested parties by taking or causing to be taken provisional measures;
c) to secure the voluntary return of the child or to bring about an amicable resolution of the issues;
d) to exchange, where desirable, information relating to the social background of the child;
e) to provide information of a general character as to the law of their State in connection with the application of the Convention;
f) to initiate or facilitate the institution of judicial or administrative proceedings with a view to obtaining the return of the child and, in a proper case, to make arrangements for organising or securing the effective exercise of rights of access;
g) where the circumstances so require, to provide or facilitate the provision of legal aid and advice, including the participation of legal counsel and advisers;
h) to provide such administrative arrangements as may be necessary and appropriate to secure the safe return of the child;
i) to keep each other informed with respect to the operation of this Convention and, as far as possible, to eliminate any obstacles to its application.

The nine goals of the Hague Convention on International Child Custody are to help parents whose child is a victim of parental abduction. They are implemented through Central Authorities, such as the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s office usually in partnership with a private local attorney, or in opposition to a private local lawyer.