Question: My wife and I are still legally married though we have been separated for many years. She recently moved with my child to another state and enrolled him in school without my permission. Since there are no custody or related court orders can I go get my son and …
CONTINUE READINGQuestion: My wife and I are getting a divorce while still living in the marital home, and I am concerned about my wife’s boyfriend and the impact he will have on our young child. Do I have the right to leave the marital home with our child while we are …
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Question: As the court-ordered primary custodial parent of my children I would like to know my rights to have my kids returned to me after their mother refused to do so following her last visitation. My children went to visit my ex-wife for an extended period of time and now …
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Japan is known as a haven for international child abduction as the country has never returned a single abducted child. Paul Toland, who is a commander in the U.S. Navy and has testified before Congress on this issue, is the only living parent of Erika Toland who was abducted to …
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In 2010, the U.S. Department of Justice reported an average of 200,000 cases of parental kidnapping each year. Maureen Dabbagh is a Virginia Supreme Court Family Mediator specializing in cross-border child custody disputes, who has been providing expert testimony on the issue of parental kidnapping since 1997. Her own three-year-old …
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By Daniel Exner Milwaukee Divorce Lawyer When your ex-wife violates the child custody or visitation order and denies your parenting time, many divorced dads wonder if they should immediately call the local police. Unfortunately, enforcement of a divorce decree sometimes depends on the attitude of your local law enforcement and …
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Question: What are the child custody laws when the ex-wife says she will not return the children at the end of her parenting time? My ex-wife took the kids on a two-week vacation during her allotted visitation, but now she says she is not returning them when their trip is …
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Shortly after waving goodbye to his wife and son at a New Jersey airport in 2004, David Goldman was thrust into the worldwide media spotlight as he waged a 5-year long, and ultimately successful, international custody battle to be reunited with his son, Sean. Goldman’s then-wife was taking their son …
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By Matt Allen Editor, DadsDivorce.com Because of the difference between Japanese and American laws regarding custody and kidnapping, Japan has become a safe refuge for parents who abduct their own children and want to keep them away from their American fathers. That may no longer be the case, though, as …
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Question: My wife, who is a Native American, has moved with our child to another country without my consent. I currently have a Hague Convention access case pending in an attempt to get access to my son. How can I get my child returned? Is my child’s tribal heritage a …
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