Hampshire County International Kidnapping Case
Attorney Berrien has been working on an international kidnapping case during the last several years. Attorney Berrien represents the father of a child who was abducted from the United States to the Dominican Republic. The Hampshire County Probate and Family Court ruled after trial on the matter that the father have sole physical and legal custody of the child and that the child be returned to Massachusetts. The mother has not returned the child over a year after the ruling and the mother is currently in violation of a Massachusetts Court Judgment and was found to be in Contempt of Court. The Mother has also been indicted on kidnapping charges. The father has filed a petition for return of the child under the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction and the case is currently being litigated in the Dominican Republic.
This case has similarities to the Sean Goldman international kidnapping case where a young boy was taken by his mother from the United States to Brazil away from his father. That case garnered much international attention and the child and his father were finally reunited over five years later with the help of Congressional Representatives, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and public outcry and support for the father. www.bringseanhome.org
The following are articles regarding Attorney Berrien's international kidnapping case:
- "Custody struggle escalates" Daily Hampshire Gazette, November 19, 2009
- "Fighting for Kali" Daily Hampshire Gazette, March 6, 2010
- "Treaty confusing for nations as well as parents in custody disputes" Daily Hampshire Gazette, March 6, 2010
- "Custody
battles hurt children experts say" Daily
Hampshire Gazette, March 6, 2010
United States Department of State Office of Children's Issues
(Information on International Kidnapping Cases and Hague Convention)
