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American father looses his daughter to Russian wife.

Posted on February 11, 2012 | Leave a comment
A crying girl with her father

Photo by Oleg Sidorenko under Creative Commons 2.0 License

The story of Joshua Izzard is  very typical: as he traveled to Rome, his Russian wife decided to “return” to her homeland. Besides two suitcases, she took their daughter, the “burgeoning chip” in the war with her husband.

Joshua’s story is not different of thousands of others. Among other examples of  unresolved cases of parental abductions, the article mentions our “own” Gerardo Serrano. His son Mycah, was abducted to Poland by the mother of the boy 13 years ago. Yes, Mycah is almost adult (he is 17), and to this day blames his father for …. the abduction. Mycah, is very angry at his father, and does not believe in parental abduction syndrome.

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Polish corrupt judge rejects application for abducted children from Canada

Posted on January 20, 2012 | 2 Comments

I am saddened , but not surprised, to hear that Polish court rejected yet another  application under Hague Convention International law to return abducted children of Steven Watkins to Poland by their mother. This pattern of blind Polish nationalism during international custody cases is a typical shameful occurrence.

Polish authorities fail to understand that child abductions are real crime. To this day, Poland does NOT recognize parental abductions as crimes. Pathetic regimes of many previous Polish governments for years promised to change this situation, yet nothing has changed. But they DO make really loud noises about visa free traveling to United States.

I presume that the father has still the option to appeal to the second level court, Continue reading →

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Lebanon: Experts urge the Lebanese government to curb parental child abductions.

Posted on November 17, 2011 | Leave a comment

Lebanon is a popular destination for parents who abduct children. According to Daily Star abductions by parents are not considered a crime. Any family cases are handled by religious courts, which favor fathers in custody disputes. Many Western countries experience a growing problem with recovering children abducted to this and other Middle Eastern Countries.

Statistics collected by [British organization] Reunite suggest that 70 percent of abductions are undertaken by mothers. Shalaby said that her organization had seen a 45 percent annual rise in reported cases.

Read more: http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Local-News/2011/Nov-15/154107-experts-urge-state-to-curb-child-abduction.ashx
(The Daily Star :: Lebanon News :: http://www.dailystar.com.lb)

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Christopher and Alexander Watkins of Canada abducted by mother to Poland

Posted on June 18, 2011 | Leave a comment

Here is a video post on two boys abudcted by their Polish mother from Canada to Poland.

ALEXANDER WATKINS: White male. Born on June 7, 2001. Brown hair, blue eyes. He has a small round scar on the left side of his neck. His nickname is “Alex” or “Alek” in Polish. He has been diagnosed with High Functioning Autistic Spectrum Disorder and will have behavioral, possible anger management and social skills issues. Was seven at the time.
CHRISTOPHER WATKINS: White male. Born on April 1, 2004. Sandy blond hair, blue/gray/green eyes. His nickname is “Chris” and he may use the alias names “Krzysztof” or “Krzys”. Was four at the time. Continue reading →

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Support left-behind parents

Posted on May 12, 2011 | Leave a comment

Here is another story about abducted children. Hopefully,  you support this appeal

Hello, and thanks for checking out my Birthday Wish!

For my birthday on May 25th, I’m asking my friends and family for a special gift: help me raise $1000 for Support INTERNATIONAL MISSING CHILDREN’S DAY -MAY 25-. It’s a great cause that supports the INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR MISSING & EXPLOITED CHILDREN (ICMEC) which is based in the United States but helps all world-wide countries find their International Missing Children.

I chose Support INTERNATIONAL MISSING CHILDREN’S DAY -MAY 25- because my sons, Alexander & Christopher Watkins had been illegally abducted by their non-custodial mother on March 6, 2009 and are STILL missing now after over 2-years. Continue reading →

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