Bruce’s Child Reunification with Child abducted
International parent child abduction to Japan. Hague Convention does not work. video credit – Simon Scott, Tokyo. All rights reserved.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qOhTdExwAr0
Child Recovery Specialists
Do two wrongs ever make a right? The use of ‘child recovery specialists’ in international parental child abduction cases Sarah Cecilie Finkelstein Waters Desperate parents of parentally abducted children are increasingly turning to hired help to retrieve their children from their abducting parents. For a (often considerable) fee ‘child recovery specialists’ promise to covertly recover […]
FAQS FOR TEENS AND ADULTS WHO HAVE BEEN THE SUBJECT OF INTERNATIONAL PARENTAL CHILD CUSTODY DISPUTES/ABDUCTION
Disclaimer Q1. I was born in the United States but came to Japan on a Japanese passport when I was a child and have lived here ever since. I have a Japanese family register (“koseki”). Am I still a U.S. citizen? Will I lose my U.S. citizenship if I tell (or have already told) a Japanese […]
Khabarovsk woman protests against kidnapping at the Olympic stadium in Tokyo
In Japan, a Khabarovsk resident Karina Kakhiani fights for the opportunity to see her son regularly. The day before, she spent a day, demonstrating at the stadium, where the opening of the Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo will take place in a week. 11:19, July 16th, 2021 Several years ago, Karina married a Japanese man, […]
In Lebanon, Mothers Have Limited Custody Rights after Divorce
As in many countries, women in Lebanon are discriminated against, facilitated by the existence of 15 religion-based personal status laws. One of these laws determines children’s custody in case of a divorce and prevents mothers from raising their children. The accidental death of women’s rights activist Nadine Jouni on 6 October 2019 while she was on her […]
‘I haven’t seen them in over seven months’, says mother of 3 children abducted to Lebanon
November 15, 2019 at 3:28 pm | Published in: Asia & Americas, Canada, Interviews, Lebanon, Middle East, Palestine, UAEKhawla Khalifa’s children Zein Eldin (L), Dina Zeidan (C) and Fawzi Zeidan (R). Dina and Fawzi were kidnapped by their father, Achraf Zeidan, and taken to Lebanon, 15 November 2019 Amelia Smith amyinthedesert November 15, 2019 at 3:28 pm On the weekend of Khawla Khalifa’s […]
Ernie Allen Testimony: “International Parental Child Abduction” for the U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
TESTIMONY of ERNIE ALLEN PRESIDENT AND CEO THE INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR MISSING & EXPLOITED CHILDREN for the UNITED STATES SENATE COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN RELATIONS “International Parental Child Abduction”
Protecting Children in Family Separation
As Japan has the sole custody system after divorce, there are a number of parental disputes over child custody and visitation or access nowadays. Currently, only 1/3 of children with divorced parents can have access to their non-custodial parent, and only 1/4 of children obtain child support from their non-custodial parent. In contrast, Germany and […]
Kidnapped by Mom
In 2006, Chris Gulbraa rode his bike from his home, where he lived with his mother and his brother in Kasugai, Japan. The 15-year-old was going to the airport and he had no intention of ever returning. Interview is also linked in the posting of original source to listen to. By The State We’re In . […]
Tragedy of children abducted from dads and taken to Japan
Parents from the US and around the world are firewalled from children held by estranged spouses – and Japanese parents face similar agonies By PETER J. BROWN And JAKE ADELSTEIN
