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1: Australian man faces jail in Japan while searching for his abducted children | December 22, 2019

An Australian man faces the prospect of three years in jail in Japan after a desperate bid to track down his two young children, who were taken by their mother in May without his consent…




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2: Four Italian girls’ Mother cries Wolf one more time | April 14, 2015

The extent of her deception is by now well known to most, especially after it was revealed in sordid detail in a 60 Minutes special last year…




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3: Japan ratifies international convention on child abduction | March 15, 2015

In 2014, Japan ratified an international convention that will reduce international child snatching and help return children to their home country..




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4: Mother escapes jail but loses custody of 3 y/o child abducted to Europe | May 29, 2014

A mother who abducted her three-year-old son and secreted him to Europe for 2½ years has been handed a 28-day good ­behaviour bond by the ­District Court of NSW…




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5: Father wins custody of his abducted son | April 25, 2014

A child who was abducted by his mother and taken to Europe will live with his father full time in Australia — and spend no time with his mother…




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6: Family Court refuses to send quake-affected boys back to New Zealand | January 27, 2014

The Family Court of Australia has rejected an attempt by New Zealand authorities to secure the return of two boys who were unlawfully taken to Sydney by their mother after the 2011 Christchurch earthquakes, finding that the children would be further traumatised if they were ordered home…




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7: Japan finally signs Hague convention governing international child custody disputes | January 25, 2014

After years of refusing to sign, Japan on Jan. 24 officially joined the Hague convention that governs cross-border child custody disputes that result from broken marriages…




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8: Mother who absconded with her son found guilty in Sydney District Court | December 2, 2013

A MOTHER who sparked an international search after she absconded with her son to Europe has been found guilty of taking the child out of the country without permission…




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9: Child Abducted from the United States Found Safe in Australia | November 23, 2013

For the past six years, an unassuming home in a quiet pocket of Sunshine Coast suburbia has housed the answer to a two-decade mystery…




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10: Mother fled with son to stop abuse, court told | October 17, 2013

A mother who secretly took her son to live overseas in the middle of a custody dispute says she did so to stop the boy’s father abusing him, asking a jury “what would you risk if you thought your little boy was in danger?”..