Interview With Carolyn Ann Vlk, Florida's Child Abduction Prevention Act bill author.

An Interview with Carolyn Ann Vlk, Author of Florida’s ‘Child Abduction Prevention Act’ bill.

Carolyn Ann Vlk is the author and writer of Florida’s Child Abduction Prevention Act bill. If the legislation becomes law, thousands of children and their parents in the state of Florida will be thankful that a tenacious mother who was initially trying to protect her own son from being abducted had the brains and audacity to try and write a law that would not only protect her own child, but children everywhere in the state.

Today, Florida’s ‘Child Abduction Prevention Act’ is moving swiftly toward becoming law. With two Senate Committees and one House Committee all voting unanimously for the bill’s passage into law, we were able to ask the tireless Carolyn Ann Vlk some important questions.

1. Florida's 'Child Abduction Prevention Act' bill is being referred to as potential landmark legislation if the bill is enacted into law. What can you tell us about this legislation?

This legislation is long overdue. When I first began researching child abduction I was shocked to find that most states, including Florida, had very little, if any preventative laws in place that would preempt abduction from occurring. It has been and continues to be my desire to set the State of Florida apart by creating laws that would protect our children, and by doing so, demonstrate Florida’s commitment to the safety of our children while also creating model legislation for other states to follow.

2. What is the present condition of parental child abduction in America?


The statistics are staggering. Approximately every three minutes a family member in our country abducts a child. The government and institutional reports state that there are approximately 380,000 parental abductions each year, though many individuals believe this number is much higher. So, child abduction is not a new problem, but it is a fast-growing one, nearing epidemic proportions. Yet, and despite the increases in both domestic and international parental abductions, preventative legislation has been slow in coming. I believe that a lack of education exists across the board, which only furthers the systems in place charged to protect the welfare of our children, from effectively doing so. Parents, attorneys, family court personnel, law enforcement officers, and policy makers have been uninformed, uneducated, and untrained in the areas of parental child abduction. Research is this area has not been forthcoming quick enough, either. This ignorance has served to empower potential abductors, who typically show little concern over the crimes they openly commit. I remain hopeful that change is imminent as we now have the attention of the people in this state and our lawmakers. We do have the ability to implement changes to better protect all children. Part of this change is Florida’s ‘Child Abduction Prevention Act’.

3. What would most readers be shocked to learn with respect to parental child abduction?

There are many things that stand out. That data from the Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) indicates that a family member commits 78 % of all child abductions. Also, that nearly 70% of all law enforcement agencies do not have guidelines or the resources to respond to family abduction. Additionally, there are nearly 400,000 parental child abductions that occur each year. Of this total, it is believed that there are over 10,000 criminal international parental child abductions that occur each year. When considering those cases that are reported, you must keep in mind that some parents purposefully choose not to report, and that in some cases reporting is not allowed: for example, political asylum and dual-green card cases cannot file for a Hague application. In all international abduction cases the financial burden of the recovery of the abducted child falls solely on the left behind parent. And, in the cases of international abduction, many of these children never come home. Sadly, too many internationally abducted children have died due to this crime against our children. The fact is that parental abduction is a crime that is increasing dramatically each year, and there are few preventive laws in place that assess risk before it is too late.

4. What dangers does a child face when abducted internationally, and does this differ from a domestic abduction?

Any abduction, whether domestic or international, places a child in unnecessary danger. Children are often forced to assume a new identity and adjust to a new life away from everything and everyone that they have known. The abducting parent becomes a fugitive and thus, the child is forced to live a life on the run. The psychological damage that occurs to a child forced into this circumstance is immeasurable. I have now had the opportunity to have contact with adults who were abducted as children. All carry the scars of this abuse with them to this day. In speaking with them, I can tell you that the pain is still fresh some 20-30 years later. Living a life in hiding can also deny a child the right to an education, medical care, and lower their standard of living to the poverty level as the parent attempts to remain undetected. Parental alienation is real, and is to be expected. And even if the child is later returned, this type of damage can prevent a child from bonding with the left behind family. Unfortunately, in some of the most extreme cases, the abducting parent is so psychologically ill that the child is placed in circumstances where his or her life is in danger. These situations include being taken into countries where human life has little worth, being sold into the sexual slavery market or even being killed as a retaliatory action against the other parent.

5. For a parent who has had their child stolen from them by the other parent, are there significant differences between a domestic child recovery effort and an international child recovery effort?

The difficulties of locating, and the chances of a successful return become much more difficult and often times impossible once a child is removed from the United States. Locating a child abducted internationally is an extremely difficult task. The abducting parent has already planned well in advance and likely has assumed another identity along with the child. Essentially, they have the ability of going underground and then taking on a new identity. If you are fortunate enough to locate your child, you will then find that foreign governments are not required to abide by any civil order of the United States, and most do not. It becomes necessary to have legal counsel in both the United States and the country the child has been abducted to. This typically requires for the left behind parent to file a Hague Application – that is if they know where the child was taken to, and if that country is a signatory of the convention. Many nations, including most in the Middle East and Asia are not. Other nations such as Brazil and Germany do not uphold the spirit of the treaty they signed. And as you can imagine, the travel between the two countries, court costs and recovery expenses can quickly mount to hundreds of thousands of dollars, if not more . . . and all this is at the expense of the parent who has been left behind. Precious few of these parents possess the resources necessary to become a Chasing Parent in an attempt to gain the return of a child criminally abducted out of the United States.

6. You are the author of Florida’s ‘Child Abduction Prevention Act’ bill. Why did you set out to write this bill, and what is the likelihood that his bill will pass into law?

I am parent of a child at risk of international abduction. I began this journey in early 2007 in an effort to protect my own child. My husband had begun threatening to abduct our son and take him overseas, so I began researching ways to prevent that from happening. I opened a child abduction prevention case through the NCMEC and set out to learn everything I could about how to best ensure the safety of my child. As my knowledge increased, my caseworker at NCMEC began referring other abduction prevention parents to me. I began attempting to educate them and direct and connect them to resources and prevention methods. As I listened to their stories I was able to better understand where the system fails our children. I have learned that the family court systems needs to recognize the risk factors present for potential abductors and to implement the necessary safeguards. Since that I time, I have been actively advocating for change. The proposed legislation is the culmination of my efforts to achieve that goal.

Today, we are making steady progress towards improving the child protection law in Florida. I am pleased that the bill has passed unanimously through two committees in the Senate and the one House of Representatives committee. All indications are that the voices of those uniting together to plea for abduction prevention legislation are being heard.


7. Will this bill, if it becomes law, reduce the number of abductions in the state of Florida?

Absolutely! Proper risk assessment and the implementation of preventative measures in cases where a credible risk of abduction exists can drastically reduce the numbers of families lives impacted by the tragedy of child abduction. With nearly 400,000 reported cases in our nation alone, there is no question that this law will impact Florida, and hopefully, other states will then follow.

8. Representative Darryl Rouson is a known child activist and defender of children's rights. What is it like working with him as well as Senator Eleanor Sobel?


In July 2007 I sent out a very large number of letters to Florida politicians requesting assistance and/or advice on child abduction prevention measures. Representative Darryl Rouson was the only lawmaker who stepped forward, and expressed great concern over the information I shared with him and his legislative aid, Henry Moseley. Representative Rouson was shocked to learn just how severe and dangerous it is for children who face abduction. He suggested we work together to find a solution to this national tragedy by creating law that would allow the courts to assess risk factors associated with a potential child abduction, and further create laws that would allow a judge to address these threats. He has remained the strongest advocate for the children of our State, and his dedication and perseverance should be recognized and applauded by all. He is a true warrior in the fight for justice for those members of our society whose voices are often not heard, our children. I will forever remain indebted to him for his tireless efforts and staunch support as together we strive to implement this model legislation in the great state of Florida.

Once HB 787 was filed, Senator Eleanor Sobel stepped forward immediately with an offer to introduce it in the Senate as SB 1862. When we met for the first time I was immensely grateful to see that Senator Sobel shares the same type of commitment to protect our most vulnerable members of society: our children. Since that time, I have gotten to see just how compassionate and dedicated Senator Sobel is to the cause of children. She too is a warrior, and she is extraordinarily respected in Florida’s Senate. Without Senator Sobel’s leadership, the hope and promise that children will soon have laws in place that will protect them from abduction may not be the reality. It has been a pleasure to work with her and I have deep admiration for the work that she is doing to protect the children of our state.

9. Working on such a monumental piece of legislation surely requires a team effort. What can you say about your team?

I believe it would be difficult to ever duplicate a finer team as the individuals who are committed day-in and day-out on making Florida’s ‘Child Abduction Prevention Act’ law. Unquestionably, each member of our core group possesses such passion and dedication to the cause of protecting children. And we each bring something different to the table in the way of expertise and experience. Our desire to correct the deficiency in existing laws is the common thread that inspires us all. I am humbled and appreciative for the effort that everyone has expended.

The assistance of Peter Thomas Senese, the author of the critically acclaimed ‘Chasing The Cyclone’, and the producer/narrator of ‘Chasing Parents: Racing Into The Storms of International Parental Child Abduction’, to bring this legislation to the forefront of Florida’s legislators has been immeasurable. Peter Thomas’ professionalism, dedication, organization, commitment, and skills as a writer, speaker, filmmaker, and advocate has had a far-reaching effect. Whether it was sending a vast number of Florida’s lawmakers copies of ‘Chasing The Cyclone’, or directing them to view the documentary film on abduction, ‘Chasing Parents’, or creating the bill’s website, or flying into Tallahassee to speak before our legislative government, or paying for airline tickets so other advocates can petition our Senators and Representatives, Peter Thomas Senese has been open, fully committed, and unselfish. His willingness to share his personal story as that of a chasing parent while recovering his own child has touched the hearts of many, including the legislators he has met or communicated with. I am eternally grateful for his dedication, his ability to educate our lawmakers by providing them with copies of ‘Chasing The Cylclone’ and creating the documentary ‘Chasing Parents’ – all have played a significant role in creating further understanding for our lawmakers. I deeply respect his commitment to assist with the implementation of a law that will prevent other families from experiencing the tragedy of child abduction. Peter Thomas Senese’ impact has been far reaching.

Captain William Lake is the loving father of a young girl who has been criminally detained and remains in Japan. It is now going on six years since Captain Lake’s daughter first started her journey into the world of abduction. Captain Lake has been a full and complete source of information – and through his testimony you can see and hear the sense of concern others have regarding child abduction – surely they do not wish to be in the shoes that Captain Lake and his family are presently in. Nevertheless, Captain Lake has demonstrated consistent unselfishness and commitment. He has come to Tallahassee on several occasions to testify before both the Senate and the House. He has spent endless hours meeting with legislators and their legislative aids, all in the name of protecting other children. I am most grateful to Captain Lake’s unmovable commitment to protect the children of our state.

Henry Moseley, Representative Darryl Rouson’s legislative aide has been a dynamo in Tallahassee. From the beginning, Henry recognized just how severe of an issue child abduction in our state and our country is, and how failure to have preventive laws in place only aids a would-be abductor. With this realization, Henry spent a great deal of time researching and understanding all the critical components of child abduction. And then armed with this knowledge, he has worked with great dedication and he has helped orchestrate this bill’s movement into both the House and Senate. Without Henry Moseley, I doubt this bill would have moved as quickly and as far along as it has. Henry Mosley is as hard-working as they come, is extraordinarily intelligent, honest, and committed to the welfare and best interest of the children of Florida.

So that’s our core team: one parent who has tried to protect her child from being abducted, one adult who was parentally abducted, one parent who presently has a child still missing, one parent who recovered their child, and one legislative aide, like the rest of us, who is committed to protecting our children.

10. Florida’s Child Abduction Prevention Act bill has had two Florida Senate committees pass the legislation unanimously, and, one House committee thus far has also unanimously passed the bill. What is next, and can we expect this bill to become law?

Next up is to be put on the agenda to be heard in the Senate in Criminal and Civil Justice Appropriations. In the House we need to be heard in Policy Council and Criminal and Civil Justice Policy Council. In order to be heard we must be placed on the agenda. The public can help ensure that this occurs by contacting the Chairs of the Councils to inform them that child abduction prevention is an urgent and critical necessity for our state and is in the best interest of our children. I am confident that if we have the opportunity to be heard that indeed the Child Abduction Prevention Act can become precedent setting legislation.

11. What's at stake?

The lives of hundreds of thousands of children each year whose lives are forever interrupted and negatively impacted by this preventable crime.

12. Is there anything else you would like to add?

If ever there was a time when the children of our state needed the public to step up it is now. Please take a few minutes of your day to contact the Senators and Representatives and voice your opinion regarding the critical nature of implementing this legislation. Think of your children, grandchildren, nieces, nephews and neighbors. No one is immune from this crime as it crosses all racial and socio economic barriers. Please unite with us and let your voice be heard and help us to prevent this heinous crime.

Florida ‘Child Abduction Prevention Act’ Support Swells As State Lawmakers Realize Prevention Is Critical To Best Interest Of Children

Two Senate Committees and One House Committee have all voted unanimously to pass the ‘Child Abduction Prevention Act’ bill.


Representative Marcelo Llorente, the Chairman of Florida’s House of Representatives’ Policy Council, is a compassionate advocate for children’s rights and their safety. As House Bill 787 and adjoining Senate Bill 1862 continue to gain unilateral bipartisan support in both of Florida’s legislative bodies, as best indicated by three unanimous committee votes of support (two in the Senate and one in the House), it is becoming clear lawmakers in Florida are demonstrating great leadership in advancing model legislation that would preempt the growing number of parental child abductions that occur in the state each year.

Next up for this promising legislative bill that would provide courts the ability and responsibility to consider risk factors associated with a potential parental child abduction, and, the ability to implement protocols and remedies that would preempt these criminal acts against children from occurring, is child advocate Chairman Llorente’s Policy Council. It is anticipated that Chairman Llorente, a rising star in Florida’s political arena who has aspirations to be elected the next mayor of Miami in 2011, will agenda Florida’s ‘Child Abduction Prevention Act’ in the coming days. Throughout his impactful political career, which included being elected one of Florida’s youngest lawmakers ever, Representative Llorente has demonstrated a long history of acting for the best interest of children in the state.

Florida resident and one of the ‘Child Abduction Prevention Act’ bill’s lead supporters, Captain William Lake, has been fighting desperately for nearly six years for the legal return of his young daughter who was criminally abducted to the international child abduction safe-harbor nation of Japan said, “April 11th will be my daughter’s 13th birthday. Over six years of her life have been stolen from the two of us. I am both sad that this bill wasn’t around to help me and happy that the passage of this into law will help prevent this kind of theft happening to any other parent and victimized child. As the plague of divorce sweeps across our nation, it’s time for the family courts to realize that the best interest of the child is just that: the best interest of the child. This bill will safeguard our children’s safety and their inalienable rights to the love of a parent who is desirous and capable of providing nurturing love and support back to that child.”

Carolyn Ann Vlk, the indefatigable Floridian mother from St. Petersburg who has written the model legislation after realizing the state of Florida had limited laws that would assist in preventing her child from being internationally abducted by the child’s other parent after repeated threats made to do so said, “It is undeniable that all children should be guaranteed the right to protection from abuse, harmful influences and exploitation. The unanimous approval the ‘Child Abduction Prevention Act’ has received at both the Senate and the House levels illustrates that the policy makers of Florida agree. I remain hopeful that SB 1862 and HB 787 will soon become model legislation that can be utilized by other states to create or improve their child abduction prevention laws. We ask that you recognize our children’s often silent voices and contact your legislators today in support of this critical legislation.”

‘Chasing The Cyclone’ author and the producer/narrator of ‘Chasing Parents: Racing Into The Storms Of International Parental Child Abduction’ Peter Thomas Senese added, “It is common sense that preemptive action against any hardship may lead to a dramatic reduction or end all-together that hardship. In medicine, it is demonstrated and accepted that preemptive healthcare and healthy lifestyles reduces illness. In this same light, preemptive child abduction laws would dramatically reduce the number of crimes against both child and targeted parent. This is a common-sense bill for all involved, and the likely cost savings to the state would be substantial due to a reduction of resources allocated for court and law enforcement expenditures related to an actual abduction and the ensuing recovery efforts. Not mentioned is the massive – not substantial – but massive amount of money Chasing Parents who race across international borders would save when they attempt to rescue and bring safely home their child. Unfortunately, on international cases of child abduction, the victimized parent is on their own financially as there are limited government resources available to assist them in bringing their child home – even though these types of abductions typically break both state and federal law. Imagine that: your child is criminally stolen to a foreign country, and if you don’t have the financial resources to fight the fight, in more likelihood, you’ve lost your child. Now consider your child is stolen and taken outside of the country by the other parent, but you have no idea where the child is. Well, at that point, unless you privately raise an army to find your child, you will never see that son or daughter again. So, with great enthusiasm, I am very pleased to know that the lawmakers of Florida are listening to the voices of both abducted children and parents affected by the crime of abduction who have worked tirelessly to have this bill passed into law. The ‘Child Abduction Prevention Act’ is unquestionably in the best interest of the children of Florida. Finally, on a personal note I would like to extend my sincere thanks to the bill’s sponsors, Representative Darryl Rouson and Senator Eleanor Sobel, for their hard work and demonstrated leadership in their endless advocacy for children.”

Charles Hamilton, a Chasing Parent said, “My child was illegally internationally parentally kidnapped in December 1996 to Spain during a divorce in which the courts were alerted by me with substantial evidence that my former spouse was about to abduct my child. This included evidence of two one-way airline tickets in the name of my spouse and child. Unfortunately, the Spanish Embassy in Los Angeles issued my former spouse new passports, which made it very easy for my former spouse to steal my daughter, Dakota Carmen Hamilton. If preventive laws existed at the time, I am sure that the love of my life, my daughter, would not have been criminally abducted. Florida’s law is critical for the children of the state.”

Florida resident and writer of the groundbreaking Synclair-Cannon California state child abduction prevention law observed, “’The Child Abduction Prevention Act’ aims at hindering an escalating crime that victimizes thousands of children each year in Florida. Courts and legal experts concur that parental abduction is child abuse, yet the court system often ignores the blatant red flags of parental kidnappings. Because of the preemptive measures that HB 787/ SB 1862 offers, I believe Tallahassee has the answer to reduce the number of children illegally pulled away from their homes by giving the courts proper direction on how to stop this crime. This House and Senate bill must become law.”

According to various government and private institute reports, it is estimated that slightly under 400,000 parental child abductions occur in the United States each year. Of this, it is anticipated that nearly 10,000 international cases occur, many of which are not reported or accounted for.

Parental Child Abduction is a crime against innocent, defenseless children that are reliant upon laws in each state to protect their safety. The Florida ‘Child Abduction Prevention Act’ bill, if passed into law, will guard against child abduction in the state.

The children’s advocates and lawmakers who support this bill urge you to sign the petition in support of the ‘Child Abduction Prevention Act’. It can be found at www.floridachildabductionpreventionact.info

Florida's Child Abduction Prevention Act Fast-Track in Senate

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

March 26th, 2010

Tallahassee



Florida’s ‘Child Abduction Prevention Act’ Bill Overwhelmingly Passes Crucial Senate Judiciary Committee. Momentum Grows For Bill’s Passage Into Law.



Hope grows for tens of thousands of children in Florida and hundreds of thousand of children in the nation as Florida Senate’s Judiciary Committee supports the Child Abduction Prevention Act bill.

After traveling 3,000 miles from Los Angeles, child advocate, successful Chasing Parent, producer and narrator of the ground-breaking documentary film ‘Chasing Parents: Racing Into The Storms Of International Parental Child Abduction’, and the author of the highly anticipated book publication ‘Chasing The Cyclone’ Peter Thomas Senese said after his impassioned testimony before the Florida Senate’s Judiciary Committee, “Today, I am extraordinarily pleased with the Florida Senate’s Judiciary Committee’s overwhelming decision to boldly share with the citizens of Florida, and for that matter, the world, that lawmakers in this great state are serious about preventing the intolerable, cruel, and at times deadly crime of parental child abduction hundreds of thousands of our defenseless and innocent child-citizens must painstakingly endure each year, that is of course, if they are lucky enough to survive their kidnapping all together. Under today’s exemplary leadership of Judiciary Committee Chairman Senator Joe Negron, the ‘Child Abduction Prevention Act’ bill was passed unanimously (9 Yeas and 0 Nay’s).

“Unquestionably, SB1862 and the House’s adjoining bill HB787, if passed into law, will provide courts and judges mandated with the responsibility to protect our children’s welfare and safety with the opportunity to consider apparent risk factors that are indicative that a parental child abduction is either planned or in progress, and, it further provides ways courts may act in order to preempt the criminal abduction of an unsuspecting, defenseless child from their targeted parent. Additionally, this bill, when passed into law, will place accountability onto the courts and its judges. No longer will the pleading voices of Florida’s citizens who come to court urgently seeking a judge’s assistance related to a planned or in progress abduction fall on deft ears. If this bill becomes law, everything changes.

“As a loving and committed father who extensively searched for my own child in multiple countries and who successfully litigated in several foreign jurisdictions, I cannot express how critical it is for preventative laws to be passed and upheld everywhere. Today, the state of Florida demonstrated great national and global leadership. On this note, I would like to personally thank the bill’s sponsor, Representative Darryl Rouson, who has worked tirelessly and stood unbowed in his campaign not only to educate the state’s other esteemed lawmakers about the growing worldwide epidemic that destroys many of the lives who cross its path, but to earnestly protect the lives of our children everywhere.”

Carolyn Ann Vlk, a remarkable mother desperately trying to prevent the international abduction of her own child, and, the critical bill’s author provided the Senate’s Committee testimony from the perspective of a parent attempting to prevent their child from being stolen overseas. Ms. Vlk said, “I am immensely pleased that the Florida Senate and House of Representatives members are realizing that child abduction prevention law is a necessity in the name of our children’s best interest. In today’s Senate Judiciary Committee’s unanimous vote to move the bill through committee, it is clear that our lawmakers are realizing the necessity of this bill.”

Captain William Lake, who presently is seeking for the rightful return of his child who was criminally abducted to the parental abductor safe-haven nation of Japan added, “As a father who has a criminally abducted daughter, Mary Victoria, residing illegally in Japan with her non-Japanese national mother, I cannot express how critical it is for the State of Florida as a whole to understand and address the issues at hand regarding international parental child abduction. Unquestionably, it is through preventive laws that we will realize a dramatic reduction in these types of crimes. I am very hopeful that the political leadership of my state of Florida is not only recognizing the importance of this bill, but voicing an opinion for the rest of the nation about the need to protect our children before a crime of abduction occurs against them.”

Child Advocate Representative Darryl Rouson, the House bill’s sponsor remarked, “I am extremely pleased with today’s Senate Judiciary Committee passage of the Child Abduction Prevention Act bill. Obviously there is more work to do; however, it is becoming clearer by the day that my fellow lawmakers realize just how critical this bill is for all children residing in the state of Florida. Unquestionably, when the Child Abduction Prevention Act becomes law, the safety of our children in this state will increase substantially. And that, our children’s safety, is what this is all about.”

‘Chasing Parents: Racing Into The Storms Of International Parental Child Abduction’ Co-Producer and author of ‘Throwing Stones’ Ken Connelly said, “I am very happy not only for the children-citizens of Florida, but also for children in America and all struggling parents left behind. The passage of this bill through this critical committee makes the work that I as well as the work of other advocates well worth it. However, we’re not done yet. We still need the voices in the state of Florida to encourage their legislators to pass this bill when it comes to a floor vote. Nevertheless, today was a big victory for the children of Florida.”

Senator Eleanor Sobel, the Senate’s sponsor of the SB1862 stated today at the hearing her satisfaction with the committee’s passage of the bill.

It has been reported by various United States Government records that there are nearly 400,000 parental child abductions that occur each year. Various studies indicate that there exists hundreds of thousands more than what has been accounted for. Of this total, it is unofficially estimated that there are over 10,000 criminal international parental child abductions each year. Due to incredible hardships faced by Chasing Parents left behind in the wake of their child’s abduction, too many of this nation’s stolen children are never returned. Common difficulties Chasing Parents encounter include the mountainous and complete financial burden a parent faces in attempting to rescue their child even though child abduction is a federal and state crime. In addition, since most of these types of abductions are well planned and schemed, many abducted children literally disappear with their abducting parent. Notwithstanding, many nations who are signatories of the Hague Convention do not uphold the spirit and law of the treaty to which they signed while other nations have not signed any international agreement at all.

If Florida’s ‘Child Abduction Prevention Act’ becomes law, it is anticipated that a significant number of would-be abductions would be prevented, and financial relief would occur for an already financially strained legal system.

For more information on parental child abduction, please visit www.chasingthecyclone.com

Florida House Lawmakers say 'Yes' to HB787!

The State of Florida’s legislatures are voicing their grave concern over the growing criminal epidemic that is known as parental child abduction.

Today in Tallahassee, the House of Representative’s Committee on ‘Public Safety And Domestic Security Policy’, led by Committee Chairman Kevin Ambler, voted Unanimously on child advocate and House Representative Darryl Rouson’s House sponsored bill known as ‘The Child Abduction Prevention Act’ (HB787).

The next step for this critical legislation is for the bill to now be placed on the Senate’s Judiciary Committee. Committee Chairman Senator Negron is anticipated to place SB1862 before the Judiciary Committee in the upcoming weeks. Two weeks ago, the ‘Senate’s Children, Families, and Elder Affairs Committee’s unanimous vote of eight ‘Yeas’ and zero ‘Nays’ in support of passing the proposed act that defines risk factors related to a potential parental child abduction, and offers remedies that the Florida courts should consider when dealing with a potential parental child abduction.

Senator Eleanor Sobel is the Senate’s sponsoring legislature of the ‘Child Abduction Prevention Act’.

Representative Rouson has worked tirelessly in trying to bring to light the hardship innocent children-victims must endure in the wake of a parental abduction. In sponsoring the ‘Child Abduction Prevention Act’, Representative Rouson has made it clear that children shall no longer be used as pawns to inflict abuse by the act of one parent criminally abducting a child against court orders from the other parent.

Carolyn Ann Vlk, the author of the ‘Child Abduction Prevention Act’, stated today, “By identifying risk factors and preventative measures of abduction, it will be possible to reduce the number of families touched by the tragedy of child abduction. I am pleased by the committee’s unanimous decision to move this important legislation forward so we may finally protect Florida’s children and families. We as a group have worked very hard at trying to educate others about the seriousness of this growing problem. It appears that our voices are being heard. I hope that one day soon, the ‘Child Abduction Prevention Act’ will be passed into law, and the great state that I live in will send a message of intolerance to all those who chose not to act in the best interests of our children. Parental Child Abduction is a serious and grave crime against both child and Chasing Parent. It is not to be toleratred.”

Representative Darryl Rouson, the guiding legislative force behind the bill said today, “This is a common sense bill that passed unanimously because it strengthens protection for our vulnerable children and worried parents. We are overjoyed that more abductions will be prevented. There is more work to be done; however, I am confident by the clear vote today that my fellow lawmakers in the wonderful state of Florida will realize how critical this bill is in the name not only of our children, but by passing this bill into law, a message of leadership and intolerance will be heard across the country. No child should be abducted if we can prevent this crime from happening. ‘The Child Abduction Prevention Act’ will stop many abductions.”

Ken Connelly, author of ‘Throwing Stones’ said, “After meeting with many Senators and Representatives, I am more confident that Florida’s legislators are aware of the problem of parental child abductions. I am hopeful that Florida will pass this bill into an act of law. The fact that there was a second unanimous vote is a clear indicator that legislatures are finally listening to the voice of those who have insight into this crime. The lawmakers in Florida have demonstrated great leadership that I am sure many other states in our nation are paying attention to. Today was a big victory for children everywhere. But this law must get passed.”

Captain William Lake, who also appeared before the House Committee guided by Representative Kevin Ambler said, “I am excited by the actions of the committee members today, and I will be returning to Tallahassee over the next month to make sure this good bill is signed into law. It is satisfying that the issues of education and prevention are coming into light. It is only through preventive laws that we will see a dramatic reduction in this crime against our children.” Captain Lake is a Chasing Parent who presently has a child who was criminally abducted to the non-Hague signatory country of Japan; a country known as a safe-harbor for child-abductor nationals. Today, Captain Lake continues to fight the fight needed to bring his child home.

Peter Thomas Senese, the author of ‘Chasing The Cyclone’ and producer of the documentary film ‘Chasing Parents: Racing Into The Storms of International Parental Child Abduction’ added, “Today, a clear call to arms was heard in Florida’s legislature that child abduction will not be tolerated. I applaud my friends Carolyn Ann Vlk, Ken Connelly, and Captain Lake in their efforts to educate others of this serious crime. It is through our efforts as advocates of children that our experienced concern and understanding awakened the righteous hand of lawmakers, who are mothers and fathers, and children too. I commend Representative Kevin Ambler for his superior guidance today at the ‘Public Safety And Domestic Security Policy’ committee level. And unquestionably, Representative Darryl Rouson’s tireless and completely committed willingness to have this bill passed into law says so much about his willingness to protect the children of the state. Up next, are two more committees: one in the House and one in the Senate. But it is becoming clear: the citizens of Florida and its policymakers will no longer tolerate child abduction. There is great leadership coming out of Florida in the name of protecting our children. And the world today is not only watching, but it is applauding.”

Florida House Representative Rouson pushes forward on Child Abduction Prevention Act

St. Petersburg, Los Angeles, New York

MARCH 16th, 2010



FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE



Lawmakers in Florida’s Legislature Move Forward On ‘Child Abduction Prevention Act’ Bill As A Growing Number Of Citizens Express Intolerance Of Acts Of Parental Child Abduction.

Florida’s legislature is moving forward on a strong parental child abduction prevention bill as lawmakers in the state and across the country have come to realize the unmistakable immediate necessity to place protective laws against abduction in order to protect the hundreds of thousands of defenseless children who are criminally stolen and abused.

The ‘Child Abduction Prevention Act’ (CAPA) bill, known in the Florida Senate as SB1862 and in Florida’s House of Representatives as adjoining bill HB787, if passed, will amend Florida Statute §61.45 by adding certain risk factors of child abduction and provides a list of preventative measures a judge may use to prevent these abductions from occurring. Inclusion of these provisions will strengthen Florida’s weak law and bring it into conformity with the ‘Uniform Child Abduction Prevention Act’ (UPACA), which has been enacted by ten states. In a nation where there are over 370,000 parental child abductions that occur each year, a number that apparently is growing, the ‘Child Abduction Prevention Act’ clearly will prevent the number of abductions within the state of Florida, if passed.

The bill was filed by children’s advocate and champion Representative Daryl Rouson, and has been referred to Florida ’s House of Representatives ‘Public Safety and Domestic Security Policy Committee’. Representative Rouson has demonstrated throughout his career a willingness to take great initiative to assist children.

Representative Kevin Ambler, who heads the ‘Public Safety and Domestic Security Policy Committee’ is no stranger to the family law issues. A portion of Representative Ambler’s law practice focused on family law and children’s welfare. Representative Ambler has placed the bill on his committee’s hearing schedule for Tuesday, March 23rd. The hopes and safety of hundreds of thousands of children in the state who may one day be at risk now rest on Representative Ambler’s ‘Public Safety and Domestic Security Policy Committee’, and the committee chairman’s advocacy for innocent, defenseless children who are at risk of abduction.

Peter Thomas Senese, the author of the critically acclaimed upcoming book ‘Chasing The Cyclone’ and producer of the documentary film ‘Chasing Parents: Racing Into the Storms of International Parental Child Abduction’ stated “Representative Ambler and the rest of the committee members have a very unique and exciting opportunity to make in immediate and long-lasting impact in Florida state law in the name of the best interest of children next week by passing through committee the ‘Child Abduction Prevention Act’ bill. I speak from personal experience when I say that if preventive laws, including a court’s ability to weigh and assess risk factors associated with potential parental child abduction did exist, I would not be speaking out on this issue the way I am. Unfortunately, that is not the case. But there is hope in Florida, and it now rests on Representative Ambler’s shoulders to demonstrate leadership for our children by passing this critically important bill.”

On Tuesday, March 9th, 2010 the State of Florida took a major first step in protecting that state’s children from the horror of parental child abduction. In a bill sponsored by Senator Eleanor Sobel, a unanimous vote of eight ‘Yeas’ and zero ‘Nays’ occurred before the Florida State Senate’s ‘Children, Families, and Elder Affairs Committee’, the Senate moved through its first committee the critically important ‘Child Abduction Prevention Act’. The Senate’s next step is to have the bill voted on by its ‘Judiciary Committee’, which should happen in the forthcoming weeks. If the bill passes a Judiciary Committee vote, it will then move forward to the ‘Civil Justice Appropriations Committee’, before a final vote before the Senate.

In order to bring awareness of the ‘Child Abduction Prevention Act’ bill now before Florida’s lawmakers, a group of children’s advocates familiar with parental child abduction, including Carolyn Ann Vlk, Ken Connelly, Peter Thomas Senese, Larry Synclair, Charles Hamilton, Bryan Lee McGlothin, Tammy Searle, and Barbara Mezo have urged lawmakers to pass this much need bill. The group has created an informative website, including a petition site, that addresses the proposed ‘Act’ (www.floridachildabductionpreventionact.info).

Carolyn Ann Vlk, the author of the ‘Child Abduction Prevention Act’ bill now before the House and Senate stated, “Please carefully consider what we are attempting to implement. In my humble opinion the biggest obstacle we face is a lack of education across the board . . . parents, judges, family court personnel, and policy makers. This deficiency has served to empower potential abductors and compromises the safety of children. Without risk assessment in determining where a credible risk exists, decisions are made that could place a child in unnecessary danger. Parental child abduction is a national tragedy and an immediate remedy is necessary. Please join us in our efforts to protect our most vulnerable members of society - our children."

Ken Connelly, the author of ‘Throwing Stones’ added, “Too many children are abducted annually to ignore such a grave and growing issue. If this law had been in effect in my home state before I was kidnapped, it may have prevented not only the abduction by my father, Kenneth Wayne Connelly, but the lives altered by this dark and silent crime. I urge Florida’s elected representatives to sign HB-787 into law and save our children before it is too late. There has never been a greater time in our country than now, given the ease of access to other nations.”

Floridian resident Larry Synclair, the author of our nation’s first state preventive laws (California) adds, “HB 787 illustrates the need to prevent parental abduction and other states should take similar action. When I sat down to research and write the draft of a bill that would later become the Synclair-Cannon Act, I felt compelled to close gaps in a state’s legal system that allowed children to fall into the hands of abducting parents. California saw the need for the bill and quickly incorporated it into their family code. Today, parents from other states have boldly stepped up to demand laws that will protect their children from this horrific crime that is often ignored by judicial officials. Florida’s HB 787 calls for an implementation of measures that could hinder future acts of abduction. Children need more legislation like this to protect them from this escalating crime."??

Charles Hamilton, left-behind parent of Dakota Carmen Hamilton, stated that “If the ‘Synclair-Cannon Parental Child Abduction Prevention Act’ or a California version of Florida’s HB-787 had existed when my daughter was stolen, the courts would have been armed with the evidence to prevent my daughter’s kidnapping to Spain on December 8, 1996. Failure to sign HB 787 into law will only allow more children in Florida to become victims of this horrible and preventable crime just like my daughter.”

Tammy Searle, a left-behind parent and children’s advocate, now fighting desperately for the return of her daughter is a strong advocate of the present bill and intends to provide the House with testimony next week, along with many of the other children advocates.

Bryan Lee McGlothin, author of ‘Have You Seen My Mother: True Story of Parental Abduction’ stated it best, by reminding the citizens of Florida that "Children have rights and those rights include having both parents in the child's life.”

??Collectively, Florida’s lawmakers and advocates pass urge the citizens of Florida to contact their local representatives and urge them to support the ‘Child Abduction Prevention Act’ now before its legislative body.

“The reality is that none of us who speak out on this issue would be doing so if we did not experience first-hand the nightmare of child abduction. Truth is, most of us didn’t even know what parental child abduction was, or just how severe of a crime this is against our children,” Peter Thomas Senese added. “I personally urge every lawmaker to stand behind Representative Rouson and Senator Sobel’s initiative and draw a line in the sand, so to speak, in the name of protecting our children.”

International Child Abduction Prevention - The Children's Passport Issuance Program

The Children's Passport Issuance Alert Program.

The Children’s Passport Issuance Alert Program (CPIAP) is one of the Department Of State's most important tools for preventing international parental child abduction. The program allows parents to register their U.S. citizen children under the age of 18 in the Department’s Passport Lookout System. If a passport application is submitted for a child who is registered in CPIAP, the Department contacts and alerts the parent or parents. The passport lookout system gives all U.S. passport agencies as well as U.S. embassies and consulates abroad an alert on a child’s name if a parent or guardian registers an objection to passport issuance for his or her child. This procedure provides parents advance warning of possible plans for international travel with the child.

However, the United States government does not have exit controls at the U.S. border. The U.S. government does not check the names or the documents of travelers leaving the United States. If your child has a valid passport from any country, he or she may be able to travel outside the United States without your consent.

So, if you have concern that your child may be taken out of the country without your consent via a foreign passport that you may or may not know was issued, you must immediatly seek an Emergency Hearing before your court of local jurisdiction, and present strong and valid evidence to the court demonstrating the high risk of abduction, and then seek that court to seize the foreign passport issued in your child's name. You must also request for the court to issue an order to the nation (via their U.S. embassy) to which your child may have duel citizenship, and provide notice that a court matter is ongoing, and that the court orders for no foreign passport is to be issued in the child's name. Some embassys will comply with this order, and others may not. However, it is critical for you to control all passport issues if you have even the slightest of concern that an international abduction may occur.

I also want to point out that many Middle Eastern countries and their embassies do not require for a mother/wife's signature when requesting a passport for a child. Thus, it is even more critically important for a woman/mother to seek immediate court assistance in the event that abduction concern is directed toward a Middle Eastern country.

So if you have any type of concern, you must not stick your head in the sand. You must act, and act immediately.

The Charleston Passport Center, which is part of Passport Services, is responsible for administering CPIAP.

U.S. Department of State
Passport Services, Charleston Passport Center
Attn: Children's Passport Issuance Alert Program
1269 Holland Street, Building D
Charleston, SC 29405

E-mail: ChildrensPassports@state.gov
Phone: 1-888-407-4747
Fax: 843-746-1827


Who can request a child be entered into CPIAP?

Entry Request Form

Usually a parent requests that his/her child or children be entered into the program. Sometimes both parents will separately submit a request. Requests may also be submitted by law enforcement or a court, or someone acting on behalf of a parent, such as an attorney, a member of Congress, or another family member. All requests for entry of a child into the program must be in writing and signed.

It is not necessary for a parent to have any custodial rights to the child in order to request that the child be entered in CPIAP. So long as a parent has not had his/her rights terminated by a court of competent jurisdiction, he/she can request that the child be entered into CPIAP.

REMEMBER: Only U.S. Citizen children under the age of 18 can be entered into CPIAP.

Does entering a child's name into CPIAP always prevent a passport from being issued?.

Entering a child's name into CPIAP does not guarantee that a child will not be issued a passport. The parent who requests entry of his/her child into the program may consent to issuance of the passport after receiving notification of the passport application. It is also possible for a passport to be issued to a child under 16 without consent of both parents (or legal guardian), if the applicant for the passport can establish that consent of both parents is not required under Federal law (22 CFR 51.28). A court order providing the applicant parent or guardian with sole custody of the child, or a court order specifically authorizing the applicant parent or guardian to travel with the child, for example, would allow the Department to issue a passport without the consent of another parent or guardian. This is true even if the child has been entered into CPIAP.

If a passport application is executed on behalf of a child entered into CPIAP, the parent who requested the alert will receive notification of the passport application and will generally receive 30 days to consent or object to issuance of the passport, absent extraordinary circumstances. However, if the applicant can demonstrate that he/she has sole authority to apply for a passport under U.S. law, the passport may still be issued at any time.

How Do I Enter My Child into CPIAP?

To enter your child into CPIAP, you must submit three items to the Department of State's Passport Services.

1. Completed Entry Request Form

2. Proof of Your Identy (Your driver’s license or other identity card)


3. Birth Certificate or Documentation that Shows Your Parentage/Guardianship (Hospital issued certificate or Consular Report of Birth Abroad)



E-mail, fax, or mail these three items to Passport Services, Charleston Passport Center (contact information above).

A child is automatically removed from CPIAP when he/she reaches the age of 18. In the event a parent wants to remove a child or children from CPIAP prior to reaching age 18, the parent must submit a photo ID and a notarized statement requesting the removal from the program. Only the parent or entity who requested the child’s entry into the program can request the child’s removal from the program.

IMPORTANT: It is very important that parents keep Passport Services informed in writing of any changes to contact information and legal representation. Failure to notify Passport Services of a current address may result in a passport issuance for your child without your consent.

What if my child already has a passport?

You may enter your child's name into CPIAP even if he/she already has a passport. This will allow the Department of State to notify you if Passport Services receives an application for renewal of the passport.

The Department may not revoke a passport that has already been issued to the child. There is also no way to track the use of a passport once it has been issued, since the United States does not have exit controls for people leaving the U.S. If your child already has a passport, and you fear the other parent may abduct your child from the United States, ask a court or your attorneys to hold it.

What if my child has a passport of another country?

Many United States citizen children who fall victim to international parental abduction possess dual nationality. While the Department of State will make every effort to avoid issuing a United States passport without the consent of both parents, the Department cannot prevent other countries from issuing their passports to children who are also their nationals. You can, however, ask a foreign embassy or consulate in the United States not to issue a passport to your child. Send the embassy or consulate a written request, along with certified complete copies of any court orders you have which address custody or the overseas travel of your child. In your letter, inform them that you are sending a copy of this request to the United States Department of State. If your child is only a United States citizen, you can request that no visa for that country be issued in his or her U.S. passport. Just keep in mind that no international law requires compliance with such requests, although some countries may comply voluntarily.

Acclaimed Author Peter Thomas Senese Releases Two Video Book Readings: The Den Of The Assassin, and, Chasing The Cyclone

After nearly four years from his last published book, the outspoken author and children’s advocate Peter Thomas Senese prepares for the publication of a series of novels and book reading videos now that he has safely navigated the treacherous road of international parental child abduction.


Author Peter Thomas Senese is pleased to announce the release of the first two narrative videos in a series of forthcoming installments based upon the author’s published written works. The initial video releases include the author’s insight and readings from ‘The Den Of The Assassin’ and ‘Chasing The Cyclone’. Both books are penned under Peter Thomas.

‘The Den Of The Assassin’


is an international financial espionage thriller steeped in the modern-day realities of our world, which provides the story a visceral prescience teeming with realism and frightful possibilities of global terrorism. The powerful, historical fiction story of Wall Street, weapons of mass destruction, rogue nations enriching uranium and an unassuming young banker named Tyler Boxter, will pull the reader into the dark and unknown world where words are seldom spoken, and code is the language of the unseen. ‘The Den Of The Assassin’ was initially published in hardcover prior to the author’s unexpected race into the cyclones of international child abduction. Since its limited publication, critics have raved that in ‘The Den Of The Assassin’, the author displays a wealth of knowledge of geopolitics, espionage, and international finance while keeping the reader wrapped in the pulsating action of the story. ‘The Den Of The Assassin’ will be released in June, 2010 in paperback.

‘Chasing The Cyclone’, written in the form of a novel, was inspired by the perspectives and views of Peter Thomas Senese as he navigated the long and treacherous road that led to his child’s safe return. ‘Chasing The Cyclone’ will be released in hardcover in May, 2010. Reviewers have praised the author as a writer of distinction, and ‘Chasing The Cyclone’ as a masterfully gripping story of a father’s love for his child, and a child’s belief in his father.

Peter Thomas Senese, a successful Chasing Parent, is committed to raising the public’s awareness of International Parental Child Abduction with the hope to increase dialog that will reform key issues in the areas of prevention, education, legal reform, and international accountability and participation of ‘The Hague Convention On The Civil Aspects Of International Parental Child Abduction’. The writer points out that there are over 200,000 parental abductions that occur in the United States alone each year, with thousands of these types of abductions occurring across international borders.

Peter Thomas Senese has recently produced a documentary titled ‘CHASING PARENTS: Racing Into The Storms Of International Parental Child Abduction’ that will be released in late Spring, 2010 in conjunction with the international release of ‘Chasing The Cyclone’. Educational previews of the documentary are available to view at the Chasing The Cyclone website (www.chasingthecyclone.com). The documentary will be given complimentary to all government institutions and agencies, as well as advocacy and outreach organizations involved with assisting abducted children and their Chasing Parents.

For more information on Peter Thomas Senese and to view the narrative readings of ‘Chasing The Cyclone’ or ‘The Den Of The Assassin’, please visit www.petersenese.com or www.chasingthecyclone.com

Child Advocate and Author Peter Thomas Senese Produces Documentary On International Parental Child Abduction

For Peter Thomas Senese, the near four-year journey leading up to his upcoming international release of the documentary film titled 'CHASING PARENTS: Racing Into The Storms Of International Parental Child Abduction' has been one filled with a full array of great challenges and extraordinary accomplishments.

The film has two main goals. The first is to provide a blueprint for other Chasing Parents on what to do and how to act if their own child is internationally abducted. The second, and a more formidable goal,is to educate society on the grave issues surrounding international parental child abduction while providing insight on necessary legal reform that could help prevent the criminal international abduction of children.

The acclaimed author, who writes under the names Peter Senese or Peter Thomas, unexpectedly raced into the brutal and at times deadly storms, other Chasing Parents encounter in the wake of the international abduction of their defenseless child. For Peter Thomas Senese, the most difficult challenge he faced was coping with the concern over his child's safety while navigating the long and complex road he would have to endure in order to protect his young son. The triumphs, and there have been many, include first and foremost, what every Chasing Parent desires most: the safe recovery and return of their child.

'CHASING PARENTS: Racing Into The Storms Of International Parental Child Abduction' is one of the very first documentary films that extensively addresses the full scope of the massive, but seldom spoken crisis stolen children and their Chasing Parents left behind in the aftermath of the criminal abduction of their child must face. The film has two main goals. The first is to provide a blueprint for other Chasing Parents on what to do and how to act if their own child is internationally abducted. The second, and a more formidable goal,is to educate society on the grave issues surrounding international parental child abduction while providing insight on necessary legal reform that could help prevent the criminal international abduction of children.

Unfortunately, and tragically, there exists a growing worldwide epidemic that destroys the lives of most who cross its path, including innocent children, and its name is International Parental Child Abduction (IPCA). Each year, tens of thousands of children are abducted by one parent from another and taken across international borders without the knowledge and permission of the other parent. Many of these children never come home. Many disappear. Some are lost forever.

In the United States, it is believed that there are over 11,000 internationally criminally abducted children who have not been brought home. This number is believed to be significantly higher because it does not include a large number of cases not filed with the United States Central Authority due to either technicalities (previously including military personnel who were unable to file while living abroad, and presently including dual parent green-card holders, political asylum cases, etc.), or the prevalent feeling of hopelessness felt by many parents based upon the extremely high recovery cost, a complex legal maze, and belief that there exists nationalistic prejudices in foreign countries. This equates to the belief that it is nearly impossible to recover their abducted child.

The highly educational and eye-opening film consists of seven main segments: Part I - Introduction, Part II - Warning Signs, Part III - Abduction in Progress, Part IV - Parental Alienation and Child Abduction, Part V - Post Abduction Reunification, Part VI - Reform and Change, and Part VII - Laws and Credits.

The now completed production and upcoming release of this invaluable documentary is, for Peter Thomas Senese, the completion of a three-part educational project he promised to create once his journey of chasing the cyclones of international parental child abduction ended. They include the creation of a highly education website (www.chasingthecyclone.com), publication of a insightful book (titled 'Chasing The Cyclone'), and the now completed documentary. It is the Writer -Producer's hope and aspiration to increase local and global dialog concerning prevention, education, and accountability of all legal systems, institutions, and governments responsible to uphold laws pertaining to the welfare and safety of children.

The children's advocate, writing under his first and middle name, Peter Thomas, will release 'Chasing The Cyclone' in the late spring, 2010. Reviewers and critics are praising 'Chasing The Cyclone' as an extraordinary, masterfully written story of a father's love for his son, and heralding Peter Thomas Senese as a writer of great distinction. 'Chasing The Cyclone', written in the form of a novel, was inspired by the author's experiences as a Chasing Parent.

"Chasing The Cyclone will shake the audience, this exciting cautionary thriller grips readers from the onset ..." Amazon # 1 Reviewer, Harriet Klausner

"Peter Thomas now opens the windows on the magnitude of these tragedies in his excellent Chasing The Cyclone ... As if the fast paced energy of this story weren't enough to satisfy the reader, Peter Thomas demonstrates his quality as a writer of distinction on many levels ..." this impossible to put down book ... Amazon # 3 Reviewer, Dr. Grady Harp

"Chasing The Cyclone isn't just a powerful novel, it's a call to arms against a growing epidemic that is tearing lives apart ... a superb, can't put down novel, though; it is a book with a purpose ... Peter Thomas has become an outspoken advocate on this issue ... I would go so far as to encourage every loving parent to read this book, as the bond between this father and son is one to be emulated ..." Amazon # 14 Reviewer, Daniel Jolley

"Chasing The Cyclone is a must read. You will not be able to put it down. It may very well change the way you look at life, child custody ... I cannot endorse this book enough ..." The Examiner

"[In Chasing The Cyclone] Peter Thomas masterfully reveals the disturbing world of an abducted child ... Peter has taken the tragedy of his child's abduction and the remarkable efforts he implemented in order to reunite with his child, and worked not only to share it in a manner that seeks to educate the reader, but has embraced his experience to provide relief for other families caught in this global epidemic ..." Maureen Dabbagh: Parent International

Peter Thomas Senese fully supports The Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Parental Child Abduction. However, as he points out in both Chasing The Cyclone and in CHASING PARENTS: Racing Into The Storms Of International Parental Child Abduction, the grave failures in the areas of research and education, combined with an inept global approach toward prevention, has taxed the international judicial system created via The Hague Convention. Extending the difficulties many Chasing Parents face is the fact that many nation-signatories of The Hague Convention fail to enforce the rules of the international treaty they signed. Additionally, many nations, including those in the Middle East and Asia have not signed the international treaty, which creates near-impossible hurdles for Chasing Parents seeking the lawful return of their abducted child from non-signatory nations. Accountability is critical, yet there appears to be limited accountability throughout the system. This is something Senese heavily weighs in on.

Segments of CHASING PARENTS: Racing Into The Storms Of International Parental Child Abduction are presently available for preview at Chasing The Cyclone's official website, www.chasingthecyclone.com.

Peter Thomas Senese points out that CHASING PARENTS: Racing Into The Storms Of International Parental Child Abduction was made possible due to other Chasing Parents, children of abduction, and leading government and private sector experts working in the area of IPCA's eagerness to contribute to this desperately needed film. Peter Thomas Senese also would like to express a special thanks to Mr. Ken Connelly, children's advocate, speaker, and author of 'Throwing Stones' for the substantial contributions he made toward the production and information conveyed in this film.

The filmmaker strongly points out that making this film would have been impossible if not for the assistance he received from key individuals at the U.S. Department of State - Office Of Children's Issues, Canada's Ministry of Attorney General, and New Zealand's Ministry of Justice when he was Chasing The Cyclone.

Pacifica and Peter Thomas Senese intend to offer complimentary DVD's of this film to all requesting government agencies and institutions, courts, educators, and organizations that provide outreach to child-victims and their families upon its release later this Spring. It is Peter Thomas Senese's hope that the film will be used as a resource tool that will increase awareness and educate others in order to bring about reform and change in the name of the best interest of children everywhere.

To preview CHASING PARENTS: Racing Into The Storms Of International Parental Child Abduction please visit www.chasingthecyclone.com or www.petersenese.com.

Chasing The Cyclone by Peter Thomas: CHASING PARENTS: Racing Into The Storms Of International Parental Child Abduction. A film produced by Peter Senese

I am pleased to announce the release of the film

CHASING PARENTS: Racing Into The Storms of International Parental Child Abduction

Written, Narrated and Produced by:

Peter Thomas Senese

To View This Film, Please Visit Chasing The Cyclone

CHASING THE CYCLONE

Slander & Defamation as a legal strategy for child abductors in an international parental child abduction by Peter Thomas author: Chasing The Cyclone

Many Chasing Parents throughtout the world know all to well one of the difficult techniques used by an abductor and the abductor's lawyers in order to break the spirit, will, and financial resources of the parent left behind in the wake of the criminal act that is international parental child abduction is to slander that person's name and reputation while implementing as many legal stall tactics as possible before the courts.

I write from personal experience: I am a Chasing Father who successfully recovered my child when he was abducted and taken half-way across the world.

Strategically speaking, nearly every lawyer who has represented a Hague case on behalf of a Chasing Parent will agree that it is critical to keep a narrow focus on whether a parent's custody rights were denied by the other parent in international cases, and by doing so, wrongfully detained the child from their rights of a child/parent relationship and purposefully breached the custody order of a previous court.

The primary purpose of The Hague Court is to determine if a right of custody was denied from a previous court order, and if so, to return the child and their abducting parent (this is done usually on a voluntary basis) to the court of original jurisdiction so the court of original jurisdiction can determine what is in the child's best interest, including matters of custody and visitation.

The test from the start is to ask the question: Did the abducting parent violate the custody laws of another court by removing the child from the country of original jurisdiction illegally and, by doing so, was there a denial of the Chasing Parent's legal rights of custody to that child?

Under this premise, The Hague Convention's Central Authority's court located in the country that the abduction has taken place will typically pay attention to the narrow focus and intent of the Treaty: was a previous court order regarding custody breached? If so (and there are no dangerous consequences to the child [the best interest of the child]), then typically the Hague Court will order for the child to be returned to his or her original jurisdiction.

But this is not always the case.

Section 13 of The Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction reads:

Article 13

Notwithstanding the provisions of the preceding Article, the judicial or administrative authority of the requested State is not bound to order the return of the child if the person, institution or other body which opposes its return establishes that –

a) the person, institution or other body having the care of the person of the child was not actually exercising the custody rights at the time of removal or retention, or had consented to or subsequently acquiesced in the removal or retention; or

b) there is a grave risk that his or her return would expose the child to physical or psychological harm or otherwise place the child in an intolerable situation.

The judicial or administrative authority may also refuse to order the return of the child if it finds that the child objects to being returned and has attained an age and degree of maturity at which it is appropriate to take account of its views.

In considering the circumstances referred to in this Article, the judicial and administrative authorities shall take into account the information relating to the social background of the child provided by the Central Authority or other competent authority of the child's habitual residence.

This is the 'defense' Article, the mantra if you will, used by every abducting parent and their lawyer in order to defend against the act of abduction. Article 13 is always used to defend the serious criminal action of abduction by doing two things:

A) By attempting to create a picture to the courts and the public that returning the child to their original jurisdiction is in fact an act that will cause dire and unnecessary hardship to the child, and that such hardship is cruel and will have both short and long-reaching consequences for the child.

B) The abducting parent and their lawyer will attempt to portray the left behind parent in as much as an unfavorable light as possible. This typically includes a great deal of mud-slinging in court, whereas the abducting parent will make false accusations against the other parent including drug use, violence, abuse, non-interest, non-support, criminal behavior, sexual abuse, pedophilia, death-threats, etc.

Typically, these false statements will also find their way on the Internet, where, under any blog forum, a person can log on and write a scandalous statement or story under an assortment of alias names. They then follow-up that scandalous story or post with another alias blog post and essentially attempt to support the lie already posted on line.

And herein rests one of the great problems for the Chasing Parent: the Internet holds very little accountable. It is extremely difficult to have removed slander and defamatory statements under many websites own operating policies. Add in the fact that many slanderous remarks will be made under alias or anoynomous names, and you must now consider that Chasing Parent do not even have a clue as to where to begin to serve legal documents in order to have the defamation removed. In the end, the Chasing Parent's name and reputation are damaged, regardless of the court's final ruling.

It is noteworthy to point out that nearly every international parental child abduction that occurs is well planned out. So, if the Internet is going to be used to support false allegations that a would-be abducting parent intends to use in court as a means to defend against their act of criminal abduction - make no mistake about it - slander and defamation very well could begin before the actual abduction takes place.

The slander scheme supports the defense of Article 13 Subsection B of the Convention because the abductor's defense will be able to find 'public' support that demonstrates the Chasing Parent is in fact detrimental to the child's safety. Of course, proving this scheme before a court may be a whole other issue. Nevertheless, nearly every Chasing Parent is not immune to slander and defamation. Needless to say, it is in the best interest of the abducting parent and that person's advisors to do everything possible - including attempting to portray the Chasing Parent as a bad person - in order to defend agains their own criminal act of child abduction.

This is an Article 13 subsection A defense.

The reality for most Chasing Parents and their children victimized by the multiple crimes that surround and include international child abduction is that they do not have the financial resources necessary to fight the fight. Combine this with the abducting parent's attempt to beat-down the spirit of the Chasing Parent by a campaign of slander, not to mention the difficulties in fighting an international legal case, and you the conclusion is easy to make: Abducting Parents (who typically abduct a child in order to cause pain and suffering to the other parent), are unstable and dangerous - to both the abducted child and the Chasing Parent.

Written by,

Peter Thomas Senese
Author - Chasing The Cyclone
Producer: Chasing Parents: Racing Into The Storms of International Parental Child Abduction
www.chasingthecyclone.com

If you believe your child is at risk, it is critical that you prepare your child on what to do if they are taken (Click here to view how to prepare your child).


If you are interested in understanding the terrifying aspects and difficulties associated with international parental child abduction, I invite you to read 'Chasing The Cyclone' (Click here to read the reviews).

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Chasing L'autore Cyclone Thomas Pietro parla sul come la sottrazione internazionale di minori dei genitori di Liam McCarty ora detenuti in Italia viol

Peter Thomas, autore del romanzo a venire acclamato Chasing The Cyclone è un successo 'Chasing Parent' e difensore dei diritti dei minori a seguito degli atti criminali che si scatenano quando un bambino innocente è penalmente rapito attraverso i confini internazionali. L'autore parla a conoscenza delle circostanze traditore e potenziali violazioni della difesa giovani Liam McCarty per i diritti umani. Liam è stato rimosso illegalmente dagli Stati Uniti in Italia, dove è ancora, nonostante i grandi sforzi del padre amorevole, Michael McCarty. Michael continua a tentare di proteggere e salvare suo figlio dal pericolo grave e permanente che deve affrontare a causa della mancata osservanza da parte dei sistemi giudiziari e le agenzie governative abilitata e affidata la responsabilità di proteggere il suo benessere.

"Quando un genitore rimuove illegalmente un bambino indifeso dall'Arena di giurisdizione, il genitore ha sottratto commette in realtà una serie di atti di crudeltà premeditata diretta verso il bambino e l'altro genitore. Il sequestro si verifica in genere a causa della volontà del genitore ha sottratto a causare danni, il dolore e la sofferenza per l'altro genitore, però, è sempre il bambino innocente che soffre a causa di gravi atti criminali abusivo del genitore sequestro. In realtà, non è un segreto che la stragrande maggioranza di rapire i genitori soffrono di gravi squilibri psicologici che inoltre creare un ambiente sicuro e pericoloso per sé e per il bambino rapito. sottrazione internazionale dei genitori è una crescente epidemia che distrugge la vita sia del bambino e il genitore Chasing. L'atto abusivo di sottrazione dei genitori in particolare i tentativi di rubare l'identità del bambino e negare il loro diritto ad amare l'altro genitore. La realtà è che i diritti umani quasi tutti i bambini rapiti sono totalmente e inequivocabilmente violato.

"Oggi, in un mondo globale di cittadinanza, decine e decine di migliaia di bambini vengono rapiti a livello internazionale ogni anno - in genere da parte di un genitore abusivo nella loro spontanea volontà, che utilizza il bambino come una pedina di sfruttare la propria agenda. Intollerabile, molte delle questi bambini hanno i loro diritti umani violati a causa delle carenze del sistema giuridico e gli amministratori responsabili della protezione di questi bambini.

"Chi è là per proteggere i bambini ei loro diritti inalienabili? E 'i tribunali e le agenzie governative autorizzata ad agire per conto del figlio. Tragicamente, non vi è troppo grande, un guasto ai sistemi giudiziari in tutto il mondo a causa di una mancanza di ricerca, conoscenza, e l'educazione da parte dei giudici che presiedono casi di affidamento dei minori che hanno la potenzialità di trasformarsi in rapimenti internazionali dei genitori. Inoltre, a causa del fallimento di vari enti governativi di intervenire a favore del benessere di un bambino, essi condividono la responsabilità con i giudici per la situazione pericolosa un bambino viene gettato in quando si verifica un sequestro penale. società non dovrebbe bastone la testa sotto la sabbia - ci sono stati omicidi e le morti associate con le organizzazioni internazionali sottrazione di minori dei genitori. Il fallimento dei tribunali e agenzie governative per proteggere adeguatamente il benessere di un bambino che può essere o che abbia confini stata rapita su queste parti stesse partecipando a una violazione dei diritti del bambino umano.

"Uno dei migliori esempi di una chiara violazione dei diritti di un bambino umano è la situazione disastrosa del giovane Liam McCarty. Liam ha avuto luogo in un orfanotrofio sotto la direzione del giudice italiano a Roma dopo che il bambino è stato ingiustamente e illegalmente rimossi dal Gli Stati Uniti da sua madre, che, per inciso, è stata determinata dai giudici italiani di essere un pericolo per il proprio figlio. In giovane Liam McCarty caso, i giudici italiani ingiustamente escluso che, poiché il bambino aveva duello-Stati Uniti e la cittadinanza italiana, non ci non era di sottrazione internazionale. La loro sentenza è stata emessa nonostante il fatto che i tribunali di competenza degli Stati Uniti in particolare ha stabilito che il bambino è stato illecitamente trasferito dal padre, nello Stato di New York e detenuti illegalmente in Italia. La sentenza del giudice italiano dimostra la difficoltà Anche molti genitori Chasing già sanno: solo perché la Convenzione dell'Aia sugli aspetti civili sul congedo parentale, sottrazione internazionale di minori esiste, non significa che la legge o lo spirito della Convenzione internazionale sarà accolta. Per molti genitori Chasing, combattendo le leggi ei costumi di un altro paese, mentre in un altro paese, con la realtà che ci sia il pregiudizio e l'empatia nel paese straniero devono controversie pendenti in, equivale ad un impresa quasi impossibile: l'atto di recuperare il bambino rubato, e portare la bambina a casa in sicurezza.

"Poiché la maggior parte dei genitori Chasing so, di solito le cose vanno di male in terribili per il loro bambino rapito. E questo è sicuramente il caso per il figlio di Michael McCarty, Liam.

"Il Mantra della Difesa della Convenzione dell'Aja - Articolo 13, sottosezione (b), stabilisce che il bambino non deve essere restituito al paese di giurisdizione originale se non vi è chiara indicazione che il ritorno del genere sarebbe dannosa e non nel migliore interesse del bambino . Così, quando Liam McCarty è stato rapito dal padre, si è legalmente critico per la madre di sequestro di Liam a fare una serie di false accuse appropriarsi indebitamente di Michael McCarty e la sua presunta condotta verso suo figlio. Tali affermazioni terribili sono stati attentamente esaminati dai giudici e forze dell'ordine agenzie sia negli Stati Uniti e in Italia - come tutte le accuse di questo genere dovrebbe essere. I risultati clamorosa unilateralmente effettuate da tutte le agenzie investigative e dei giudici in entrambi i paesi sono state che le accuse mosse contro Michael erano completamente false. Michael McCarty, simile a quello vittima di molti genitori che lo hanno preceduto e quelli che sono venuti dopo di lui, lo sa fin troppo bene che cosa si prova ad essere bersaglio di una campagna di diffamazione non veritiera avviato dalla controllante sequestrato e che i sostenitori di persona. Purtroppo, come quasi ogni genitore Chasing sarà Stato, i giudici di solito non sono disposti a punire la parte che agisce in disprezzo della corte o ha commesso spergiuro. Quando le parti in causa dei genitori sono ritenuti responsabili per eventuali dichiarazioni mendaci o atti presentati ai tribunali, vedremo un sistema molto più efficace del diritto evolvere.

"Non nel caso di Liam e Michael McCarty, solo il bambino rimossi illegalmente da suo padre, ma lui è stato poi rimosso protettivo da parte dei tribunali italiani da sua madre non idonei e inseriti in un orfanotrofio. Lì, sotto la supervisione del Dipartimento d'Italia del sociale i servizi e le Corti italiane, Liam è stata curata per una serie di atti abusive che sono state stabilite unilateralmente da parte di tutti i tribunali e le agenzie di non aver mai verificato. Così Liam ha continuato ad essere "trattati" per gli abusi, nonostante il fatto che non c'è mai stato alcun abuso - mai - in qualsiasi forma o - diretto verso di lui da suo padre amorevole. Sfortunatamente, in molti casi di maltrattamento colposo, vi è un 'iatrogena Response', in cui il paziente in trattamento riprende in sostanza il comportamento associato con la condizione che vengono maltrattati per . Nel caso di Liam McCarty - chiedo ad alta voce: 'Perché i diritti di questa bambina umani vengono violati, come chiaramente stabilito dal maltrattamento corso di un bambino che provoca danni e le sofferenze chiaramente ai sensi dell'articolo 19 della Convenzione sui diritti del fanciullo ? '

"L'articolo 19 della Convenzione sui diritti del fanciullo prevede espressamente 'parti adottano ogni misura legislativa, amministrativa, sociale e di istruzione volte a proteggere il fanciullo contro ogni forma di violenza fisica o mentale, lesioni o di abuso, trascuratezza o trattamento negligente, maltrattamenti o di sfruttamento, compresa la violenza sessuale, mentre nella cura dei genitori (s), tutore legale (s) o qualsiasi altra persona che abbia la cura del bambino. '

"Personalmente, penso che in Italia del Dipartimento dei Servizi Sociali e le corti italiane hanno un sacco di spiegare a che fare. Sotto la loro tutela legale di Liam McCarty, hanno fornito per maltrattamento di questo bambino - che, senza alcuna motivazione o la determinazione del suono, è stato negati i propri diritti l'amore di suo padre - un padre che è tanto una brava persona come lui è un padre amorevole facendo tutto il possibile per proteggere e riunirsi con suo figlio. Sono altrettanto perplesso di come la magistratura italiana potrebbe rimuovere il padre di Liam Michael essenzialmente dalla sua vita, quando ben sapendo che questo bambino è una vittima di alienazione parentale e di altre forme di abuso verso di lui dai suoi genitori ha sottratto. L'unico capace e amorevole madre che Liam ha McCarty - ed è il diritto inalienabile di Liam conoscere questo amore - è il suo padre. Eppure, Liam rimbalza oggi da l'orfanotrofio alla cura dei membri della famiglia estesa di rapire sua madre, i quali hanno partecipato alla guerra psicologica combattuta su di lui per recidere il legame che ha con il padre . Questo è intollerabile. Liam ha bisogno di suo padre, e lui ha bisogno di lui ora - da solo, senza controllo, senza un circo di giornalisti ... solo loro due insieme, prendendo il tempo per guarire. Tutto il resto sarà semplicemente consentono di Liam è terribile odissea per continuare. E non si deve!

"La terribile prova della McCartys dimostra che la mancanza di ricerca, l'istruzione, e la comprensione della situazione tragica dei bambini rapiti porta ovunque la questione se i diritti di un bambino umani sono violati, quando le agenzie giuridica creata per tutelare il loro benessere o per negligenza o attraverso carenza correttamente, in realtà mettere in pericolo il bambino.

"Voglio aggiungere un commento personale: a tutti i genitori Chasing ovunque in tutto il mondo che deve affrontare la mancanza di comprensione sofisticata e la formazione necessarie all'interno dei sistemi giudiziari e delle rispettive agenzie del loro governo - non mollare mai la lotta per i diritti del bambino, non importa quanto sia difficile o quanto sia difficile il cammino che deve percorrere via. Alla fine - sapere che vostro figlio o figli ti amo non importa quanto forti ondate di alienazione parentale che hanno avuto a che fare con stati. Lotta alla lotta ".

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Peter Thomas è un genitore Chasing che riesca a ricongiungersi con il figlio rapito. Egli è un sostenitore della Convenzione dell'Aia sugli aspetti civili della sottrazione internazionale di bambini genitori, tuttavia, Peter Thomas ha chiesto più vasta ricerca e di formazione giudiziaria a verificare immediatamente, insieme alle disposizioni nazionali per i firmatari della Convenzione dell'Aia per essere ritenuti responsabili per fallimenti a sostenere il trattato internazionale che hanno liberamente sottoscritto.

'Chasing Il Ciclone' di Peter Thomas sarà distribuito in tutto il mondo nel mese di ottobre 2009. I critici hanno lodato e fiamme su 'Chasing Il Ciclone'

. . . . Ispirato da una storia vera che scuoterà il pubblico più, questo è un thriller emozionante cautelativa che attanaglia i lettori fin dall'inizio. . . SINDACATO: Harriet Klausner: Amazon # 1 Revisore

. . . . Peter Thomas ora apre le finestre sulla grandezza di queste tragedie nel suo eccellente 'Chasing Il Ciclone'. . . Come se l'energia percorso veloce di questa storia non fosse sufficiente a soddisfare il lettore, Peter Thomas dimostra le sue qualità di scrittore di distinzione a molti livelli. . . questo impossibile da sconfiggere libro. . . SINDACATO: Dr. Grady Harp: Amazon # 3 Revisore

. . . . 'Chasing The Cyclone' non è solo un romanzo potente, è una chiamata alle armi contro una crescente epidemia che sta lacerando la vita dietro a parte i titoli dei giornali

. . . 'Chasing The Cyclone' è molto più di un superbo, can't-put-down romanzo, anche se, è un libro con uno scopo. . . Thomas è diventato un fervente sostenitore su questo tema, e 'Chasing Il Ciclone' fa per una chiamata chiara e profondamente efficace per azione. Vorrei andare così lontano da incoraggiare ogni genitore amorevole di leggere questo libro, come il legame tra questo padre e figlio è uno da emulare. . . SINDACATO: Daniel Jolley: Amazon # 14 Revisore

. . . . I highly recommend 'Chasing The Cyclone' come una lettura obbligata. Non sarà in grado di mettere giù. Si può benissimo cambiare il modo di guardare alla vita, la custodia dei figli, e le interazioni con l'altro genitore del bambino. Non posso approvare questo libro abbastanza forte. . . SINDACATO: The Examiner (Recensione di Barbara Thompson)

. . . . Peter Thomas rivela magistralmente il mondo inquietante di un bambino rapito. . . Pietro ha preso la tragedia del rapimento di suo figlio e gli sforzi notevoli ha attuato al fine di riunirsi con la sua bambina, e ha lavorato non solo per parti in un modo che cerca di educare il lettore, ma ha abbracciato la sua esperienza per dare un sollievo per gli altri famiglie catturati in questa epidemia globale. Questo è un thriller ben scritto, divertente, affascinante legali sono sicuro che l'autore intende l'autore non aveva mai la capacità di scrivere. . . SINDACATO: Maureen Dabbagh (Fondatore: Parent International).

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Sono un 'Chasing superiore'

Io sono un genitore di inseguitori.

Sono un 'Chasing superiore' che è stato lasciato nella scia di criminali di mio figlio di sottrazione internazionale. È per l'amore che io porto per mio figlio, io sono pro-attivo e agire immediatamente con qualsiasi legge applicabile sono a mia disposizione, al fine di proteggere il mio bambino. Non mi darò pace fino a quando devo fare tutto quanto in mio mezzo per garantire la sicurezza di mio figlio e portare mio figlio a casa.

Sono una madre. Io sono un padre. Io sono una sorella. Io sono un fratello. E io sono figlio di qualcuno, troppo. Ma più di tutto, io sono un genitore devoto al mio bambino, che guarda a me per amore, conforto, guida e sostegno. Sono parte integrante dell'identità di mio figlio e il fondamento.

Come un 'Chasing Madre', mi sposto nella tempeste sconosciuto che circondano il rapimento di mio figlio. So che ci saranno molti Challanges che si trovano davanti a me. Non importa. Indipendentemente dalla gravità delle forze distruttive che io faccia, voglio sopportare tutto ciò che viene nel mio cammino, in nome di incondizionato amore che ho per il mio bambino.

Appoggio la Convenzione dell'Aia sugli aspetti civili della sottrazione internazionale di minori e di sollecitare tutte le nazioni, a prescindere dal fatto che hanno sottoscritto il trattato internazionale o non, di seguire e applicare rapidamente le norme di diritto stabilito dalla comunità internazionale.

Non accetto di essere conosciuto come 'Left Behind superiore'. Non permetterò l'atto criminale perpetrato su mio figlio a definire me. Io non sono 'lasciato' perché ho agire con la dovuta urgenza, in qualsiasi giurisdizione dove mio figlio potrebbe essere.

Sono in realtà un 'Chasing Parent', piena di speranza che, attraverso le mie azioni, io riunirsi con mio figlio innocente che è stato vittima l'atto di sequestro dei genitori. So che lo sconfinato amore che ho per il mio bambino mi guiderà come la caccia in tempeste. Porterò la mia bambina a casa.

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Cosa fare se un rapimento è immanente o in corso.

Quando credete che il vostro bambino o bambini sono stati rapiti da uno dei genitori o di un altro non estraneo, si deve ricordare che il tempo è un bene prezioso che non hanno. È necessario agire in modo efficace, pensieroso, e volutamente rispetto a tutti gli sforzi che si stanno per mettere avanti per recuperare il suo bambino. Di fondamentale importanza è il fatto che avete bisogno di sapere tutto quello che tutti i soggetti coinvolti nel recupero del vostro bambino sta facendo. Critico, è necessario mantenere la calma, stare all'erta, immediatamente applicazione della legge di contatto, e subito in contatto con un avvocato a conoscenza del diritto di famiglia custodia.

1. Mai perdere la speranza che troverete il vostro figlio oi figli, non importa quanto lunga e difficile la strada che hai di viaggio su è.

2. Contattate immediatamente il servizio di polizia locali e nazionali, e condividere con loro tutti i dettagli che supportano la vostra convinzione che il rapimento del bambino è imminente o in corso. Non vedo l'ora di file il rapporto di polizia! Assicurarsi di avere come molte prove a sostenere la tua affermazione quanto possibile, comprese le eventuali testimoni in grado di supportare le vostre affermazioni. Pur condividendo queste informazioni con la polizia, assicurarsi che il file mancante, una relazione bambino immediatamente. Questa relazione è importante in quanto consente alla polizia di inserire una descrizione del bambino che non è presente nel database di criminalità nazionale forze di polizia in modo che tutti sapranno il bambino è mancante. La polizia deve notificare l'attraversamento delle frontiere e di tutti i traghetti, ferrovie, impianti aeroportuali. Se non vi è alcuna esitazione da parte loro di farlo, in ogni caso la domanda che tutti i luoghi di frontiera e le imprese di trasporto (servizi di traghetto, compagnie aeree, ecc) vengono segnalati, e che tutti i manifesti di viaggio sono immediatamente esaminata. Se si sospetta dei genitori o di non-rapimento straniero, fornire alla polizia con una foto del sospetto rapitore, un indirizzo, numero di telefono ed eventuali altre informazioni pertinenti su quella persona.

3. Urgenza, immediatamente in contatto con l'ufficio nel vostro paese che sovrintende alla Convenzione dell'Aja.

4. Urgenza, immediatamente contatto con tutte le organizzazioni che assistono nella sottrazione internazionale di minori.

5. Le leggi di molti Stati fornire ai giudici il potere di emettere ordinare un 'ritiro' per il bambino per evitare un imminente sequestro o di danno per il bambino. Gli ordini di prelievo con nomi diversi, tra cui 'mandato a prendere in custodia fisica di un bambino' e 'mandato al posto di un mandato di habeas corpus'.

6. Maggior parte dei paesi le disposizioni per una procedura di emergenza senza preavviso per ottenere un contrasto diretto ordine di cattura (in combinato disposto con l'esecuzione di un ordine di custodia), quando i sequestri o gravi danni fisici ad un bambino è imminente. Se i requisiti sono soddisfatti, un giudice dovrebbe emettere un ordine di dirigere applicazione della legge a prendere il bambino e per la costituzione in mora dei procedimenti di esecuzione custodia.

7. Se ritieni che la sicurezza del bambino è in pericolo, e si dispone di prove credibili che il vostro partner è imminente l'intenzione di tenere il bambino e rapiscono in un altro paese - presentare una mozione d'urgenza ex parte subito in tribunale, e assicurarsi che lei o il suo avvocato notificare il vostro applicazione della legge locale che si presentò una mozione d'urgenza davanti al tribunale.

8. Quando possibile, e / o la fiducia che qualcuno dovrebbe rimanere in stretta vicinanza fisica del bambino. Si consideri di assumere un investigatore privato esperto di monitorare i movimenti del vostro coniuge e figlio.

9. Stay Calm. Contatti vicini, amici, coniugi, fratelli e chiunque può sapere dove il bambino può essere. Invita un amico o un conoscente con una calma "modo di essere con voi.

10. Condotta una ricerca telefonica. Chiama la famiglia, gli amici e parenti che desiderano aiutare. Incoraggiarli a usare i loro telefoni per le chiamate di richiesta tanto la linea rimarrà gratuito per le chiamate in arrivo. Se si deve lasciare la casa, ha una segreteria telefonica sulla linea o di avere un amico o un vicino di casa prendono le chiamate in arrivo.

11. Avere amici e parenti condurre una ricerca di base terra di quartiere della zona, mentre si sta procedendo ad un rapporto della polizia. Con la famiglia e gli amici, provate a ricordare i giorni presenti e passati delle situazioni familiari e di attività (un argomento di recente o l'azione disciplinare può essere la ragione per nascondere).

12. Fornire alla polizia le informazioni in vostro preparato Identification Kit. Questo kit dovrebbe comprendere gli aggiornamenti fotografie chiara, a piedi e le impronte digitali, il certificato di nascita, la storia medica, passaporto, documenti dentale, raggi X, il nome del bambino e la descrizione con l'ubicazione degli cicatrici, voglie e degli eventuali altri dati identificabili (bicchieri, bretelle, orecchini, ecc .). Una videocassetta o un video recente casa del bambino possono essere realizzati appositamente per il kit. Cercate di tenere una nota mentale di ciò che il vostro bambino che indossa ogni giorno.

13. Condotta una ricerca completa fisica della tua zona. Ecc Organizzare un gruppo di ricerca di amici e parenti per le aree di ricerca, quali, a casa del bambino percorso dalla scuola, centro della comunità, case di amici, favorito hang out essere alla ricerca di articoli di abbigliamento, giocattoli, libri di altri oggetti personali sparsi sul terreno. Una volta individuato, non disturbare. Contatta un agente di polizia immediatamente.

14. Lasciare qualcuno a casa in qualsiasi momento a rispondere al telefono nel caso in cui le chiamate bambino.

15. Continuare a mantenere la linea telefonica gratuita in tutti i tempi.

16. Continuate a cercare, anche se non ci sono risultati immediati. Follow-up per gli aggiornamenti sul caso, contattando il funzionario incaricato delle indagini di polizia e l'Agenzia provinciale di ricerca che ha registrato il suo bambino.

17. Sollecitare il sostegno dei media, come radio, televisione, giornali e pubblicazioni locali solo su consiglio della polizia e della ricerca agenzie coinvolte nel caso. Siate consapevoli che una volta che il vostro coniuge ha illegalmente preso il suo bambino ed è in fuga, che in sostanza si comporta come un fuggiasco (in molti casi sono dovuti a mandati di cattura emessi dal giudice di pace). In genere, una persona che va dalla applicazione della legge è disposto a correre rischi che altrimenti potrebbero non essere incline a prendere in circostanze più normali. Questi rischi possono essere molto preoccupanti, e potrebbe potenzialmente mettere il bambino e la madre ha sottratto in situazioni di grave e pericolosa. Quindi, prima di sollecitare l'aiuto dei media, pesare le opinioni ei consigli di applicazione della legge, il suo avvocato, e la tua investigatori privati, se avete assunto per tali servizi.

18. Distribuire una fotografia del bambino manca così come il vostro coniuge o ex coniuge che ha preso il suo bambino

19. Tenere un diario dettagliato delle persone e delle agenzie che hanno contattato e le misure già adottate. La registrazione degli eventi limita la duplicazione degli sforzi e permette un riesame delle indagini.

20. Assumere un avvocato locale familiarità con locali e del diritto internazionale, la custodia dei bambini e avere il vostro avvocato comparire prima del vostro tribunale locale immediatamente. Condividi con il giudice i dettagli del rapimento del bambino e tutte le altre informazioni pertinenti per consentire al giudice di capire la gravità della questione. E 'fondamentale che si è onesto, aperto, e credibile dinanzi al giudice. In termini semplici: non mentire, non inventare nulla, e non forniscono al giudice qualsiasi ragione di dubitare la vostra credibilità. Informa il buono, il brutto e il brutto. Richiesta che il giudice conceda l'affidamento piena ed esclusiva tutela piena di tuo figlio o figli se non lo avete già. Anche chiedere che il giudice direttamente il vostro coniuge di tornare immediatamente con il bambino al posto di giurisdizione originale (se lui o lei è un avvocato di giurisdizione, si dovrebbe essere in grado di servire la persona [sono il tuo avvocato di controllo in materia di servizio] . chiedere che la questione giudice un 'pick-up' ordinare direttamente i funzionari di polizia per assistere l'utente nella ricerca e la restituzione del vostro bambino a voi.

21. Se conoscete il vostro bambino è stato portato in un altro paese, il contatto con il Regno Stated Dipartimento di Stato - Ufficio di problemi dei bambini e subito una domanda dell'Aia per il sequestro illecito internazionale e il mantenimento di un figlio.

22. Assicurati di controllare tutti i conti bancari e rimuovere tutte le attività che sono in joint-locazione nel tuo nome unico.

23. Se sei il titolare principale per le attività e le carte di credito, rimuovere immediatamente il nome del coniuge su ogni conto.

24. Contattare immediatamente il suo società di carte di credito e mettere un avviso di sicurezza su tutte le carte di credito. Questo sarà diretto la compagnia della carta di credito per chiedere che mostrano una corretta identificazione del commerciante durante ogni volta che si utilizza una carta di credito, o, in caso di transazioni elettroniche on-line, da un rappresentante del Dipartimento della carta di credito in materia di sicurezza saranno tenuti a contattare ti, al fine di autorizzare l'operazione. Inoltre, assicurarsi di inserire la password due domande e risposte (non uno - ma due), della banca e conti di carte di credito, al fine di evitare che chiunque altro che accedere ai vostri soldi.

25. Contattare tutti i rapporti delle agenzie di credito e chiedere che si sono immediatamente notificato di tutte le richieste di credito, il commento, o altri account. Assicurarsi che ogni agenzia un avviso di questioni di sicurezza, di indirizzare ogni azienda richiedente credito di ricercare ulteriori informazioni verificare che qualsiasi richiesta di informazioni o richieste rivolte alle loro società sono state fatte da voi.

26. Monitorare tutti i cellulari del coniuge, e, se possibile, avere tutti i cellulari, e-mail, e altri dispositivi di comunicazione controllati.

27. Verificare con gli amici del coniuge, parenti e conoscenti e vedere se erano a conoscenza di alcuna informazione che possa portare a individuare il suo bambino. In genere, una persona che è scostante, avrebbe dovuto conoscere i piani del rapitore, o è già stata influenzata da quella persona, e sarà di poco aiuto per voi. Se ciò avviene, di segnalare immediatamente l'applicazione di questa legge indagini del sequestro. Se la polizia ha deciso di intervistare la persona, e si trovano alle forze dell'ordine, possono essere penalmente accusato di un crimine.

28. Verificate che nel vostro bambino o camere dei bambini per eventuali suggerimenti o indicazioni su dove avrebbero potuto essere prese.

29. Controlla il tuo coniuge o ex-oggetti personali del coniuge per qualsiasi indizi utili a capire dove avrebbe potuto prendere il suo bambino.

30. Se il vostro coniuge o ex coniuge ha la famiglia che vive in un paese straniero, i servizi di noleggio di un investigatore privato in quel paese per seguire immediatamente il vostro coniuge o ex coniuge, genitori e altri membri della famiglia al fine di stabilire se il minore è stato condotto e si trova. Questa potrebbe benissimo essere il miglior set di dollari che saranno spesi. Ricordate, qualsiasi azione di recupero non può essere preso posizione fino a quando il bambino è noto. In molti casi di sottrazione internazionale di minori dei genitori, il genitore ha sottratto sceglie di andare sotto terra con il bambino, e si sviluppa un comportamento simile a un latitante in fuga (sono latitanti). In genere, hanno una rete di sostegno sul posto, e il rapimento è stato accuratamente progettato e attivato tramite l'assistenza di familiari e amici. Trovare e sapere dove il bambino è stato portato è l'azione più importante una volta che si conosce il bambino è stato trasferito dal paese di residenza abituale. Senza sapere che cosa il tuo paese è in figlio - non si può depositare una domanda di Aia ... e ti verrà girare le ruote all'infinito cercando di scoprire se il vostro bambino. Una nota finale su questo argomento: secondo le disposizioni a L'Aia, esiste un linguaggio che permette in sostanza di un giudice dell'Aia supervisione del caso per consentire un bambino a stare con il genitore ha sottratto se il genitore ha sottratto è in grado di dimostrare al giudice che miglior interesse del bambino di ritorno al paese d'origine, sarebbe dannoso per il bambino. Una delle tecniche comunemente utilizzate in una difesa dell'Aia è di dimostrare che il figlio oi figli hanno adeguato e vuole vivere nel paese in cui sono stati ingiustamente e illegalmente prese per. In alcune situazioni, il giudice può ritenere che il figlio oi figli si sono insediati nella loro 'nuova vita', e che la loro sradicamento sarebbe dannosa, e non nel migliore interesse del bambino. Quindi - è estremamente importante per un genitore Chasing di sapere dove il bambino è stato portato al più presto possibile e immediatamente il file per il ritorno del minore secondo i protocolli della Convenzione dell'Aja.

31. Se il bambino è portato in un altro paese, consultare pesantemente con un avvocato nella tua giurisdizione locale a conoscenza della Convenzione dell'Aia, e, assicurarsi di assumere un avvocato familiarità con le norme della Convenzione dell'Aja nella giurisdizione sai che il tuo bambino è stato portato in .

32. Familiarità con le leggi ei costumi del paese che il vostro bambino è stata presa per diventare.

33. Consultarsi con il Centro Internazionale di bambini scomparsi e sfruttati, il Centro Nazionale per bambini scomparsi e sfruttati, l'organismo di governo che si comporta come il firmatario dell'Aia per il vostro paese (negli Stati Uniti, il Dipartimento di Stato agisce come rappresentante ufficiale per l'Aja Governo degli Stati Uniti).

34. Prova a tenere fisicamente attivi, mangiare una dieta sana, e poggiano su una base regolare.

35. Mai perdere la speranza che si saranno riuniti con il vostro bambino.

36. Ricordate, dovete sapere tutto quello che tutte le persone coinvolte con il recupero del vostro bambino sta facendo. Non essere preoccupato per qualsiasi vostra o altre azioni di uno: trovare il vostro bambino. In sostanza - fare tutto ciò che devi fare per proteggere il bambino - ma ricorda, le tue azioni non devono mettere il bambino in modo qualsiasi pericolo. Questo è il motivo per cui è importante per voi di consultare gli esperti - ma ricordo - si deve sapere tutto - compreso per quanto possibile, sul diritto di famiglia, e le norme della Convenzione dell'Aja.

37. Consentire e la fiducia nella Convenzione dell'Aia sugli aspetti civili della sottrazione internazionale di minori. I giudici dell'Aja non funzionano!

38. Se vostro figlio oi figli sono stati rilasciati un passaporto e si ha accesso ad esso, assicuratevi di tenerlo e sicuro in un luogo sicuro. Se il bambino non è stato rilasciato un passaporto, poi immediatamente in contatto con l'agenzia che sovrintende Emissioni passaporto, e valutarle alla situazione attuale. In genere, applicazione di legge o da un funzionario dell'ufficio del Dipartimento di Stato di problemi dei bambini supervisionando la tua dell'Aia applicazione farà anche questo.

39. Nel caso in cui il bambino non ha il passaporto del paese in cui abitualmente abitavano, e non il passaporto è stato richiesto o rilasciato dal governo locale, quindi assicurarsi che il contatto con l'ambasciata di polizia locale del paese il vostro coniuge è stato originariamente da , e li informa della controversia in atto.

40. Una delle cose più importanti che si possono fare nelle prime fasi di una sottrazione internazionale di minori è quello di stabilire un contatto amichevole con i parenti e gli amici dell'altro genitore, sia nel suo paese e all'estero. La più veloce e più efficace per risolvere i rapimenti internazionali di minori è per il genitore ha sottratto al ritorno del minore volontariamente. Anche se ci possono essere delle buone ragioni per far credere che questo approccio non funziona, è importante che lo sforzo sia fatto.

41. Assicuratevi di avere un telefono cellulare con voi in ogni momento, che è completamente carica, che si mantiene una carica della batteria di back-up, e di back-up Phone Charger.

42. Se si viaggia all'estero per cercare il vostro bambino, assicuratevi di inviare a te stesso back-up 'di denaro d'emergenza' tramite Western Union (Western Union è affidabile, serve maggior parte delle località in tutto il mondo, ei fondi si può accedere immediatamente).

43. Fiducia in voi stessi.

Per ulteriori informazioni sul rapimento internazionale di minori dei genitori o di leggere brani di Peter Thomas 'acclamato dalla critica' Chasing Il Ciclone 'si prega di visitare il www.chasingthecyclone.com.

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