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John 案道礼船
Important information for anyone married to another from a different country. In the case of Japan. There have been numerous instances where Japanese Mothers after divorcing their American husbands, have abducted their children and returned to Japan. Japan has not yet signed the HAGUE TREATY so the American fathers are SOL. Read article:
But there are also many cases of abandoned families in Japan. Check this out: http://www.stripes.com/article.asp?...icle=56118
Or, maybe we should infer that because some American spouses have abandoned their families in Japan that other Japanese spouses who have divorced are justified in subsequently abducting their children and returning to Japan thereby denying the Father his parental rights? Hmmmm.....I think not.
Adam Jones
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Wilson
.just want to ensure you don't start hating everyone that does it since some are left with no choice.
Again, I would suggest that the issue of abusive and negligent U. S. Military husbands/fathers should be addressed in another topic. This topic addresses the issue of Child abduction by Japanese spouses.
a woman who "abducted" her children and returned to "her" country
Japan Children's Rights Network
http://www.crnjapan.net/The_Japan_C...lcome.html
TOKYO -- Steve Christie cannot see his son because his Japanese ex-wife has sole custody, a typical arrangement in Japan. He is one of about 70 American parents in that position, and the U.S. warned Tokyo on Tuesday that it must revise its family laws or risk hurting ties between the two longtime allies. Laws that allow only one parent to have custody of children in cases of divorce - nearly always the mother - set Japan apart from most other developed countries. They also leave most fathers, including foreigners, unable to see their children until they are grown. "This matter has raised very real concerns among senior and prominent Americans in Congress, on Capitol Hill and elsewhere," U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Kurt Campbell told reporters in Tokyo after meeting with affected American parents in Japan. He called their predicament "heartbreaking."
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