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After Two Years in Libyan Courts, UK Mother Secures Return of Daughter Alllegedly Abducted to Libya by Father

By Janet Langjahr

Husband and Wife marry in the UK and have Daughter there, where they live.

After a couple of years, Husband and Wife break up.

Wife is primary residential parent but Husband has substantial visitation and timesharing.

Husband is from Libya.

During Husband’s timesharing almost three years ago, Husband allegedly abducts Daughter and flies with her to Libya.

Libya is not a party to the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction.

Neither Wife nor the UK could do much about the abduction.

Eventually, Wife moves to Libya to pursue legal action there.

Husband allows her little to no contact with Daughter.

Eventually, a Libyan Court grants her timesharing for two hours a week – until Husband appeals successfully.

More than two years later, Wife prevails and is able to return with Daughter to the UK.

By this time, Daughter remembers little English and they are virtual strangers to one another.

Husband will not be prosecuted for kidnapping, by Wife’s agreement.

About three hundred British children are abducted out of the UK by a parent each year.

Read more in this Fabulous: News of the World Magazine article: My husband stole my baby.

Full post as published by Florida Divorce - Child Custody - Domestic Abuse Law on May 03, 2010 (boomark / email).