Int'l Custody Disputes

Jeff

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Justice is a nebulous factor in the international realm and it can become a very sticky and bad situation in face of heated battle:


Abductions:
http://travel.state.gov/officeofchildissues.html
http://divorcesupport.about.com/cs/childabduction/

From:

Profile of a Kidnapper and Steps for Prevention:

Though one cannot draw a specific profile of a potential or
even an actual child stealer, it has been my experience that
parents who opt to steal their children are invariably members of
a high conflict family. That is to say, the relationship between
the mother and father is marked by an inordinate amount of
prolonged and sustained conflict.
This conflict may take many
forms, (ie- physical, sexual or verbal abuse) but it is the
conflict itself that defines such relationships, not its specific
manifestation. It is also typical for such couples to involve
their children in the conflict. One must distinguish here between
a couple who is suffering the typical conflict that a divorce
invokes and a couple whose entire relationship is marked by
conflict. The threat of stealing a child or the actual theft in
these cases is simply a continuation of established patterns of
behavior.


Prevention of real or false accusations can be avoided with some prior knowledge as "scoundrels" still enjoy parental rights which can be exercised by either party. However, the recent sociological emergence of DNA surrogates, fertility miracles, even alternative life-styles makes the role of non-biological custody a potential minefield. Caveat Emptor to the parent or non-parent:


Non-biological custody as parental issues shared for traditional and same-sex unions:

http://family-law.freeadvice.com/child_custody/nonbiological_parents_custody.htm

http://www.nclrights.org/publications/lgbtfamilies.htm


Int'l Child Support Enforcement Agreements for USA:
http://travel.state.gov/child_support.html


Int'l Private Law of Hague Conventions:
http://www.hcch.net/e/conventions/index.html
 

Jeff

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It is a heavy issue not dismissed lightly. I'm not trying to stir up anything here, but issues of child support and custody of "Elians"
seem to be a reoccurring theme in past postings. Anyone in this potential position needs a starting point, and they really will need to do some very independent thinking. Lawyers will continuously mirror the clients vindictiveness, because it pays them well to so. However, does any American divorce lawyer have the sufficient experience with international and any more unique DR cultural issues? Not likely.
 

Jim Hinsch

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If the poor local women in the Dominican Republic that have been impregnated by foreigners that subsequently have disappeared and do not provide support knew that by contacting an an attorney in the United States, they have a chance of collecting a very nice allowance for years to come, they might try it.

I once met a German that actually had is wages garnished in Germany by a Dominican woman. He told me it wasn't his child, that she had bribed medical staff in the DR with regards to the paternity, and when he investigated he found that she had child support judgments being enforced against 3 other "fathers" of the same child in various countries! Hear-say.