Parental Abduction

By Reuters – New York Times 17/02/2020 “… In contrast to most other countries, Japan does not recognize joint custody of children following divorce and children often lose contact with the non-custodial parent. …” Read the entire article: https://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2020/02/17/world/europe/17reuters-japan-children-europe.html

By KMPH 01/24/2020 “… Police say the woman had a shared custody with the father of her child, but decided to take the ten-year-old from school in December– and she didn’t tell the father where the child was. …” Read the entire article: https://kmph.com/news/local/woman-accused-of-parental-adbuction-leads-police-on-chase

By CTV News Ottawa 10/27/19 “… Police say a 6-year-old Michigan girl has been located safe in Ottawa and her mother has reportedly been arrested. …” Read the entire article: https://ottawa.ctvnews.ca/michigan-girl-located-in-ottawa-after-alleged-parental-abduction-1.4657494

By Madeline Cox – Kidspot 06/03/2019 “… Despite John assuring authorities that Monica wouldn’t have abducted their daughter – it appeared she had done exactly that. …” Read the entire article: https://www.kidspot.com.au/news/wife-abducts-2yo-daughter-to-mexico-while-husband-is-at-work/news-story/bc0aa10d17ef9dcb12cab212fdba8b06

By Jason Tidd – The Wichita Eagle 03/07/2019 “… Just over a year later, in March 2014, Brian filed for divorce in Sedgwick County District Court. His petition called for joint legal custody. A month later, Bogdana, who was pregnant with their second child, took the kids to Russia. …” Read the entire article: https://www.kansas.com/news/local/crime/article227225369.html

By Cyprus Mail on 10/15/2018 “… About 180 000 transnational marriages take place in Europe each year. In some cases, the marriage falls apart and escalates into a family conflict. In Europe, parental abductions account for 23 per cent of missing children cases reported to the European missing children hotlines. …” Read the entire article: https://cyprus-mail.com/2018/10/15/family-mediation-a-solution-for-child-abduction/

By The Province on 04/15/2018 “… A mother of two who has been ordered committed for extradition to the U.K. on charges she abducted her children to Canada is hoping the federal justice minister will set aside the order. …” Read the entire article: http://theprovince.com/news/local-news/mother-ordered-extradited-hopes-minister-will-decide-in-her-favour/wcm/cc1ed41b-85f6-47db-a43a-7a2a12fdb3ef

By The Orange County Register on 04/14/2018 “… The mother of a 1-year-old child was arrested Saturday morning, April 14, Anaheim police said, after she fled with the boy during a supervised visit. The California Highway Patrol, which issued an Amber alert, identified the woman as Hilary Stensen, 34, and the boy as Nathan Ciprian. …” Read