Drags says on Oct 7, 2008, 06:28:
Roba,
It's tuff, real tuff. After conducting my research I could not find a UK solicitor who had any 'in depth knowledge' of these particular Colombian situations. The Haugue Convention - my conclusion was that it is not worth the paper it is written on in Colombia. It may be effective in other countries but other countries are mostly unlike Colombia. The only way to do it, if you want to follow the legal route, is through a solicitor in Colombia - but this is easier said than done. I think it is a question of getting out there and making (trusted) contacts if you can. I found that everyone I spoke to, in the UK and Bogota, were very supportive and on my side. The question is, who do you trust?
My own siuation has been resolved for now as my wife and I have agreed about money and my daughters welfare & visits and whatnot. I could not do anything legal as I didn't have the cash so she has me by the balls for the moment. My daughter is happy for now and has been put into a good school in Bogota and I am going back out at Christmas. I feel ok and calmer with the siuation but still take things one day at a time.
The best advice someone gave me was "don't try to acheive the impossible, just stick to the possible".....which is what I have done. No matter what my wife has done, and no matter how wrong it is, I have to remain realistic and do the best I can, the best I can do for my daughter. This means not panicking, being realistic and playing for a more long term approach.
Anyway, I don't know your situation fully and you may have a different route but this is what is working for me.
Good Luck
Drags.
All those who believe in psychokinesis, raise my hand.
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