Family Abduction Documents
- NCMEC Site This is the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children’s
site for downloading their publications or requesting a hard copy. All
searching parents should ensure all professionals involved in their
case receive the URL to this site. - Missing and Abducted Children: A Law Enforcement Guide to Case Investigation and Program Management – For Law Enforcement Professionals This
is a Microsoft Word document from The National Center for Missing and
Exploited Children that is designed for law enforcement professionals
to aid in their investigative efforts. All searching parents should
ensure their investigating law enforcement professional, FBI Agent,
District Attorney, Victim Witness Advocate and all other related professionals
receive a copy. - Recovery and Reunification of Missing Children: A Team Approach (March
1995) This is a 75 page Microsoft Word document from The National Center
for Missing and Exploited Children that is designed to educate and assist
professionals who bear the primary responsibility of reuniting missing
children with their families. All recovering victim parents should provide
a copy of this document to all related professionals after the recovery.
We were particulary interested in the list of professionals listed in
the acknowledgements section. These are the movers and shakers of the
family abduction issue. - Missing and Exploited Children Comprehensive Action Program: What
To Do If You are Concerned That Your Chilld Might Be Kidnapped Written
by Gerald L. Nissenbaum, J.D., LL.M. (TAX) A good article on
family abduction prevention. (June 1994) - “The Kid is With a Parent, How Bad Can it Be?”: The Crisis of Family
Abductions An article written by NCMEC President Ernie Alen.
(1991)
International Family Abduction Issues
- The Epidemic of Parental Child-Snatching: An Overview Attempts to
Prevent Parental Child Abduction, Applicable United States Laws, and
the Hague Conventinon. by Hon. William Rigler. — A good overview
article on International parental kidnapping and the costs associated
with a recovery under the Hague Convention. - List of Countries that have ratified The Hague Convention.
- Full text of The Hague Convention.
- International Centre for Missing and Exploited Children (Europe)
- International Parental Kidnapping Crime Act of 1993 18 U.S.C. 1204
This is the full text of PUBLIC LAW 103-173 at Bill Hilton’s HiltonHouse site. - State Department – Embassies This is a good list of United States
Embassies in each country and a list of the key foreign service officers
as of June 1997. - Statement of Mary A. Ryan Before Committee on International Relations U.S. House
of Reprensentatives Testimony on problems with the Hague Convetion.
A specific mention of Austria, Honduras, Mexico and Sweden.(October
1999). - International Forum on Parental Child Abduction Brochure
Legal — Domestic Violence Shelters
- Guidelines for Domestic Violence Advocates A revealing look at the advice given
by domestic violence workers and volunteers in California.
Family Abduction Legal Directory
- FBI description — A Web site that gives a good description of the FBI that outlines
their role in family abduction cases. - Martindale-Hubbell Lawyer Locator — This is a good guide for locating the name and
address of an attorney. - ABA Network Lawyer Locator — This site expands the capabilites of the
Martindale-Hubbell Lawyer Directory. - US Department of State — This Web site written in 1995 provides
a good description of the U.S. State Department.
Family Abduction Legislative Developments
- The Fagan Bill in Florida — This bill would virtually eliminate
the Children of the Underground Group. It would require the person who
took the children to notify law enforcement authorities from the child’s
previous home within 10 days, according to a draft of the bill. The
person would have to tell authorities why he or she took the child and
provide an address and phone number where the child is being held. Short
of a court order providing appropriate safeguards, this information
would remain confidential.
Protective Parent Legal Issues
- Morgan vs. Forteich
This is a classic 1989 legal analysis of child custody issues as they
relate to the family abduction crime. This analysis includes a quote
from Faye Yager who states, “no one is turned away for lack of resources.”
- Foretich to sue over law for Morgan President Clinton has
signed a measure that would allow Elizabeth Morgan to return to the
United States without fear of arrest, even though she fled the country
nine years ago during a bitter custody battle. Victim Parent Eric Fortich’s
Attorney Jonathan Turley will bring this matter to court as a violation
of the constitution and the Hague Convention.
Family Abduction Movies
- When Andrew Came Home Inspired by a true story, this movie
tells of a mother who must cope with the return of her son, who had
been missing for five years after being kidnapped by her ex-husband.
Family Abduction Prevention
Monitoring
- Ulocate.com A monitoring service that tracks cell phone activity of your children’s
phones and displays their location on a map. It is also possible to
setup an alert when the phone is used outside of a defined area. This
service supports the Motorola i730, i88s and i58sr on the Nextel network
and all models of the Benefon on the T-Mobile, AT&T, and Cingular networks.
Additional phones and carriers will be supported as they become GPS
compatible. - Family Abduction: Prevention and Response A publication of
the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. This publication
can be downloaded from their site (248 pages). Note: If you believe
your child(ren) could be kidnapped by your former spouse, it is imperative
that you download this guide and carefully read it. You should call
the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children Center’s 24-Hour
Hotline at 1-800-THE-LOST (1-800-843-5678). - Blocking the issuance of a U.S. Passport Information from the U.S. Department
of State of how to stop a U.S. passport from from being issued for your
child if you suspect they might be kidnapped abroad. Most U.S. citizens
will not leave the country without a valid U.S. Passport for their child. - Parental Kidnapping: Prevention and Remedies This article
was prepared for the project “Obstacles to the Recovery and Return of
Parentally Abducted Children: Training, Technical Assistance, and Project
Resources.” The Project is directed by Linda K. Girdner, Ph.D., project
director, and Patricia M. Hoff, Esq., legal director, at the American
Bar Association Center on Children and the Law. Other research by Dr.
Janet Johnston, Judith Wallerstein Center for the Family in Transition,
and Dr. Linda Girdner, ABA Center on Children and the Law. (1997) - Parental Kidnapping:Profile of the Kidnapper and Steps for Prevention
One of the few white papers on the profile of a parental kidnapper and
steps that can be taken for prevention. - Parental Abduction of Children:An Overview and Profile of the Abduction
Prepared by: John Kiedrowski,M.A.(Crim.) C.H.S. Jayewardene,Ph.D.
and Marlene Dalley, Ph.D. of the MISSING CHILDREN’S REGISTRY, R.C.M.P.
in Ottawa, Ontario.(1994) - Prevention of Parent or Family Abduction of Children Through Early
Identification of Risk Factors This study was conducted by Dr.
Linda Girdner of the ABA Center for Children and the Law in collaboration
with the Center for the Family in Transition in Corte Madera, California.
This research has identified characteristics of families in which there
has been an abduction and compared a sample of these families with high-conflict
parents who have litigated custody.
Psychoglocial Effect on Children
- Parental Alienation White Paper by Douglas Darnall, Ph.D.
Dr. Darnall’s white paper includes the most up to date information on
parental alienation syndrome. The document is provided at the PsyCare
Foundation site.
Parental Kidnapping Prosecutions
- Prosecuting International Parental Kidnapping by Susan Kreston, Notre Dame Journal of Law, Ethics & Public Policy, Volume 15, Issue 2 (1-1-2012).
Family Abduction Watch 
My ex wife has Bobbi Morrissey King has lied to police in Los gatos ca, in order to use a domestic violence group to kidnap my kids. They claim they are protecting her while she is the abuser and drug addict. I fear for the safety of my children , she is a unfit mom and this group are criminals. It’s just a matter of time before she snaps on one of them. She claims to the group that she is protecting my children from me however she is the abuser and I have uncovered evidence which proves that she is lying.
Josh,
What is the name of the DV group?
– The Editor
I am not too sure . She said something about next door solutions but I have no idea. The other lead that I have came across is a few people said that Bobbi mentioned to them that the new apartment manager at red branch apts at 16945 Roberts rd in Los Gatos Jenny Lynn let her up with the, the police are very vague supposedly they are in idaho.
Josh, I understand that law enforcement in California are very experienced in Family Abduction Cases. These shelters receive federal funding so I hope they didn’t knowingly assist. Once you get your child on the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children’s website, let us know and we’ll post your child’s photo.
After the Ray Rice NFL football player incident and the NFL’s No More Campaign, I would imagine the number of fasle DV allegations/parental kidnappings to increase, but I would hope the Shelters would advise the parent on the consequences if leaving the State.
The Editor
I would like to expose the actions of the domestic violence group Next Door Soultions and The advocates. Since I first wrote this some major life changing things have happened. Those two groups have destryoyed my two children and my life. Thanks to their inalbility to research and follow through, They have caused my kids now to live a horrible life where they no longer see me or my ex wife.
I have no problem with those groups and their purpose. I believe if someone is in danger that it is very nice of them to help. The problem I have is they believed Bobbi and she is a drug addicted manipulator who used my name and made up stories which are absolutely false to use this group to run from supposed hacker Victor Pakerni and hide from her family because she could no longer care for my children. CPS was called 7 times etc, I worked with the DA and my children were recovered in Hailey Idaho. The trauma inflicted on my children and family since is irreversible and should of never of happened.
I am not going to give up , Those groups need to do their due diligence before making such insane decisions. I want this to stop and avoid more families from being torn apart.
Please let me know of any resources to bring these groups to justice.
They also broke into my home. They stole my car and they jumped me. They hit me over the head with a steel pipe , kicked me in the ribs numerous times resulting in three broken ribs, stole my ipad and iphone because of the pictures and texts I had as evidence against them. They are a very hostile group of people
Thank you so much
Josh King
Hi Josh,
One of these DV organizations is from San Jose, the other from Idaho. Were your children taken from CA to ID? I didn’t think DV Groups would assist in transferring one state to another. Almost all of them receive federal or some type of funding. They would lose the funding if they were reported for such actions.
The Editor
Yes it was next door solutions from San Jose. They encouraged my ex wife and a aided her, not mentioning the ramifications it would entail. She was then assisted by the advocates in hailey Idaho. It would be one thing if a woman was in immense danger however my ex being addicted to adder all had lost all sense of reality and became terribly paranoid. It’s actually sad and un believable. She had made numerous false accusations which the police in Los gatos got to the point of not even showing up.
My point is that those ill thought out actions have done nothing but destroy my two kids. Since she made these idiotic claims the kids are now with a guardian and do not understand this, my ex had told them that I would be hiding in the closet waiting to kill them, that I poisoned her that I hacked , so many things that are so very untrue.its disgusting and I just worry about my kids. I would like to know if there is a way to stop these vigilantes. They went way overboard and failed to investigate. Along with attacking me, theft, abduction etc, these laws need to change before next door solutions and advocates destroy more lives.
Hi Josh,
These DV organizations are known to be well funded and well connected. That said, many of the advocates or volunteers may have other agendas or know those groups that may be more extremist. That’s the case with the protective parenting cause where the protective parent will go to any extreme (possibly including violence). Most DV groups would say they don’t support any extremists issue, but all of them know who they are and have their numbers. Often times these beliefs are not reasonable including killing both the child and themselves (the most extreme). I never understood the part of believing they had the right to use violence or harass anyone.
“Domestic Violence” organizations that consider DV a one-way-street and “Family Violence” organizations that that consider FV a gender neutral issue. Until the past year, I personally thought that Domestic Violence issue was moving toward Family Violence. I think the Ray Rice incident changed that as well as NFL Commissioner Goodell appointing Rita Smith, former head of the NCADV in Denver, CO to his DV committee. I don’t think Ms. Smith ever took steps to move the DV issue to FV. Hopefully, that view will change with some other more influential legal members on that committee. It is much more common these days to see women or mothers get arrested for DV, especially when the father has bruises and scratches.
In these cases, the DV group from San Jose will say that they were just trying to help the woman and kids. The DV group in Idaho will probably say the same thing. You can issue a complaint against the non-profits:
http://oag.ca.gov/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/charities/charitable/ct9.pdf http://www.idaholegalaid.org/node/1199/file-complaint-about-business
or to the local district attorney. That all said, since there is no such thing as permanent custody orders in a family law court, it might be more prudent to focus on regaining custody of your children.
After countless hours of investigation and narrowing down the facts all my claims are unfounded . I was used and manipulated by two sick individuals. I am now asking you to take this post down