The following are a few examples of case issues handled by this Law Firm: 

• Fraudulent “Black Market” Adoption – Unethical adoption agency fraudulently obtained consents from a non-English speaking mother in the Republic of the Marshall Islands.  The child was taken from the mother under the guise of lawful authority.
• Hague Convention Country Child Abduction – A non-English speaking mother had three children in a foreign country with a U.S. soldier.  The father wrongfully removed the children to the U.S.[1]
• U.S. Fraudulent Divorce and Child Custody –  a non-English speaking mother was subjected to a fraudulent U.S. divorce and child custody Judgment. 
• International “Underground” Child Abduction - U.S. father married a foreign citizen.  They resided in the U.S. until she wrongfully took the children and went underground in Europe.  
• Hague Convention Country Child Abduction - An unwed couple had a child in the U.S.  The father was a U.S. citizen and the mother a foreign citizen.  The mother fled with the child, ignored the father; pursued custody proceedings in a trial court and appellate court. 
• Unfriendly Nation Child Abduction – Mother had a child with U.S. father.  Mother flees to foreign country unfriendly to U.S. government.[2]
• Children Missing for Twelve Years - Children taken from the mother remained missing for years and were discovered in Florida.[3]
• Unfriendly Nation Child Abduction - U.S. mother pursued child taken by father. 
• Unfriendly Nation Child Abduction - Children taken by wealthy strict Islamist, politically connected father.   Multi-country litigation ensued.
• Child Support - U.S. mother seeks child support from foreign father.
• International Divorce – Wife seeks divorce from Islamic husband.
• Hague Convention Country Visitation - Islamic father seeks assistance in child visitation called “access”.
• Non-Hague Country Visitation – Husband seeks assurances that divorced wife will return with children from visitation in high risk country.
• Hague Convention Country Visitation (England) – Father seeks cooperation from foreign court in enforcement of   child custody and visitation order.
• Service of Process (Numerous Countries) - Foreign citizen, and /or U.S. citizen served in a foreign country.
• Travel problems and associated passport issues in a disputed custodial relationship.
  
  INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL LAW ISSUES 
  
• Extradition – Does country “X” have an extradition treaty with the U.S. subjecting the person to removal for a crime allegedly committed in country “X.”
• Foreign Crimes case management.

-         Are the products properly classified under the export regulations?

-         Are there restrictions on shipments to certain countries subjecting the seller to fines and criminal sanctions?

-         Does the exporter have sufficient training and guidelines to comply with export regulations?  

The following are a few examples of child custody issues involving the “taking of children” which this Law Firm has handled.

• International Private Investigator
• Reverse Elian Gonzalez in Newsweek
• Reverse Elian Gonzalez in Time