Amber Alert

This is the third time this month that your ex-spouse shows up late to return your child after visitation. Maybe it is the second time he or she asks your permission for the child to spend the night over, three hours after the child was supposed to be returned. While some of these behaviors are typical of a normal parent child relationship, they could also be signs of an imminent child abduction attempt by your ex-spouse. The study "Issues in Resolving Cases of International Child Abduction by Parents" conducted by the United States Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) in 1998, revealed many interesting findings regarding the wrongful practice of...

Almost 30 years ago, on July 27, Reve Walsh, a hard-worker American mother suffered the worst tragedy that a parent can have. Her boy, who was only 6 years old, was abducted and murdered. His head was decapitated and found in a canal, and the remains of his body were never found. I won't even attempt to describe what she and her husband must have felt. I'll just say that no parent should ever have to go through that ever again. Since then, the Walshes have worked hard to prevent children abductions and helping parents find lost children. However, child abduction is, first and foremost, a matter of prevention. You'll greatly reduce the risk of child abduction by following these safety prevention...

Every day thousands of Children are reported missing and it is easy to turn a blind eye and say "It will never happen to my kids!" Until it does and then it is too late! I am not saying that nothing is been done to help find missing children but a lot more can be done! People are so afraid of getting involved because they think it will take over their lives and they won't have time to do anything else for themselves! Human beings are very selfish by nature and when we need help ourselves we always wonder why nobody wants to help us! It is very ironic don't you think? We have to change our way of thinking if we are going to improve the Missing Children recovery rates Globally! There are too many Loud...

It may seem shocking, but more than two thirds of all children will get lost at least once during their childhood years. According to one estimate, more than two thousands kids become lost just in the United States. Although most of these children are found in just a few minutes, it is always a possibility that they will never return. After all, we've all seen such cases of child abductions in the news. As a parent, this is one of the most frightening things that you can imagine happening to your kids. How to you keep them safe from a child abduction? Every parent surely understands the fear that their child will get lost every time they step foot in a public place, whether it's a shopping mall or a...

y seem shocking, but more than two thirds of all children will get lost at least once during their childhood years. According to one estimate, more than two thousands kids become lost just in the United States. Although most of these children are found in just a few minutes, it is always a possibility that they will never return. After all, we've all seen such cases of child abductions in the news. As a parent, this is one of the most frightening things that you can imagine happening to your kids. How to you keep them safe from a child abduction? Every parent surely understands the fear that their child will get lost every time they step foot in a public place, whether it's a shopping mall or a...

There are many things in this world of ours that challenge us and cause us great pain at times but for the most part we are extremely resilient and bounce back quickly....but no one really overcomes the grief associated with child abduction. Lets take a look at some unfortunate statistics: * Around 260,000 children are abducted every year in the U.S. * More than 65% of children abducted by non family members are girls * 31% of the children are physically abused * 32% of abductions take place in a street or car / 25% take place in a park or wooded area * 75% of abductors are male * 67% of them are below 29 years of age * 40% of children in stereotypical kidnappings are killed * 79% of kidnappings are...

Under Pakistani family law, which is based on Islamic law, the father controls virtually all aspects of his family’’s life. He decides where his wife and children will live, how the children are to be educated and whether or where they may travel. Courts rarely, if ever, give custody of children to a woman who is not a Muslim, who will not raise the children as Muslims, does not plan to raise them in Pakistan, or has remarried. In all probability, even if the mother wins custody, the children would still need the father’s permission, to leave the country. Any matter of custody in Pakistan can only be resolved through the appropriate local judicial system. Currently, the only treaties which...