No going back : a desperate mother's last-ditch plan to escape from Turkey with her son
Kennedy, Lisa2017
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During a routine family holiday to her husband's homeland of Turkey, Lisa Kennedy was suddenly told their marriage was over. Her husband took their eight-month-old baby from her care and instructed her to go home to Australia, alone - beginning four years of hell in Istanbul as she fought the case through both Turkish and International courts all the while battling the people she once called family, now hell-bent on not letting her leave with her only son. Lisa fought for Turkish permanent custody and an International Hague return order simultaneously, so that she could return to Australia legally with her child. However, the protracted processes through a foreign legal system kept them in a holding pattern with no end in sight. Finally, with time against her and all faith lost in legal channels, Lisa realised she had a mother's only choice: she had to save her child and get back home by whatever means available. That meant calling on outside help and, to raise awareness about the frailties of international marriages and children, 60 Minutes agreed to film the plight.
Main title:
Author:
Kennedy, Lisa, author
Imprint:
Richmond, Victoria Echo, a division of Bonnier Publishing Australia, 2017.©2017
Collation:
xiv, 338 pages ; 24 cm.
ISBN:
97817604069989781760406356 (invalid)9781760406363 (invalid)
Dewey class:
362.88362.8297362.8927
Language:
English
Subject:
Kennedy, LisaCustody of children -- Law and legislation -- TurkeyMothers -- Australia -- BiographyForeign spouses -- Social aspects -- AustraliaConflict of laws -- Parent and child -- TurkeyCustody of children -- International cooperationParental kidnapping -- TurkeyCustody of children -- TurkeyAutobiographies
BRN:
331500