CARI does it again….

Over the last 4 days CARI operatives have safely and successfully returned 3 children to thier habitual residence after being illegally abducted. For privacy reasons we can not show pictures of the children or parents, but we can tell you t…here are some happy families in the USA and Australia. A brother and sister returned…

Craig Michael tells his side of the story

Craig Michael, the father of little Crystal who struggled for over 2 years to bring his daughter home to Cyprus after she was abducted by her mother and taken to Poland. Craig won all court hearings including the Hague Convention but the mother like so many others, went on the run and into hiding. A…

Parental Child Abduction and Lebanon

NOTES ON LEBANON AND CHILD ABDUCTION Return of children abducted to or in Lebanon There are extreme difficulties in returning a child to the United States from Lebanon when retained by a Lebanese parent. Lebanon is not a party to the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction. There are no extradition…

What is Parental Child Abduction really all about??

Now, what is Parental Child Abduction really all about.  It is ALMOST NEVER about the child.  It is ALMOST ALWAYS about the parents. There is no better, quicker way to affect a parent than to interfere with their contact with their kids. Judges know this.  Police know this. Lawyers know this.  And most parents, at least those…