Background on the Larivee case

[LukieD]

From Francois Larivee:
 
I don't know another case with Canada but I know I'm the only one in my province (Quebec). The mother of my son kidnapped him in October 2004. We were separated for 1 month and she asked me for an authorization to travel in the USA for a period of 10 days. She then used this paper to fly to Brazil. I have 1 judgement from Canada and 2 from Brazil (the last being from the appeal Court) ordering the return of my son to Canada but it will now go to Superior Court Brasilia. It has been more than 4 years.... it's simply ridiculous the system there... I've heard that she bought a judge who suspended the process of returning my child after she lost the appeal...
Anyway, like you said we should add a tab in bringseanhome and list the details about all other case.. that would be a good start
 
Details :
Father : Francois Larivee
Mother : Ione Leite Berger
Date of abduction : October 2004
Status : will be heard at Superior Court in Brasilia no idea when... 2009, 2010, 2011 ...?
 
PS: it's important to note that at the appeal Court in Brazil they were 3 judges to decide and the 3 of them ordered the return of my son to Canada.
 
For more info on the case, you can read the following article from the Toronto National Post:
 
http://www.financialpost.com/story.html?id=1118097

[Wendy]

Francois, if I can help in any way please let me know.  I have been helping David Goldman's case as much as I can from Canada which is difficult.  It would be nice to direct some of my energy towards helping a Canadian child as well.  Overall, I've mostly been fighting to have the Hague Convention respected by Brazil which must certainly help you as well.
 
Kindest regards,
 
Wendy

[fernanda]

I am a Brazilian mother, living in the US, got a divorce from a brazilian husband,
my kids were in Brazil visiting with his relatives, when he died in the US, my sister in Law lied to the judge in Brazil saying the father lived in Brazil, was vacationing in the US when he died, she also said the parents were divorced, the mother had abandoned the kids and were nowhwere to be found, so the situation was an emergency situation, asked for custody and the brazilian judge gave it to her, it has taken me 8 years and the situation is not reversed, the only thing that happened ismy kids grew up and came to the US for College (2 of them), close to me.
i also blame the US gov. who sent the aunt the kids social security, even though I begged them not to, they had the nerve to say the aunt now was the custodian, even if she had kidnnaped the kids

[Isabel]

Fernanda, what an awful story! I truly feel for you. Thank God now your children are close to you. Nevertheless, I cannot for the life of me understand how people can be so nasty, so horrible, as to do such a thing.
 
 

I am a Brazilian mother, living in the US, got a divorce from a brazilian husband,
my kids were in Brazil visiting with his relatives, when he died in the US, my sister in Law lied to the judge in Brazil saying the father lived in Brazil, was vacationing in the US when he died, she also said the parents were divorced, the mother had abandoned the kids and were nowhwere to be found, so the situation was an emergency situation, asked for custody and the brazilian judge gave it to her, it has taken me 8 years and the situation is not reversed, the only thing that happened ismy kids grew up and came to the US for College (2 of them), close to me.
i also blame the US gov. who sent the aunt the kids social security, even though I begged them not to, they had the nerve to say the aunt now was the custodian, even if she had kidnnaped the kids

[jdv28]

Francois...I've called out to all my Canada friends for the BSH situation.  With all of them knowing what had happened to me (a mom fighting her ex w/in the USA) they jumped aboard no questions asked.  I will now in turn ask them to take the time to support you & ANY parent on this site, in these situations!

You scoot over too, all the boats are getting full.  Jill

[Bree]

Here is a link with more information:
 
http://www.internationalfamilylawfirm.com/2009/01/brazils-compliance-with-hague-abduction.html