Articles and publications

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff - Appellee, v. BOGDANA ALEXANDROVNA MOBLEY, Defendant - Appellant

For the foregoing reasons, we remand for the district court to issue findings of fact and to explain the reasoning behind the detention decision or, alternatively, to order Mobley's pretrial release subject to appropriate conditions. Read More »

Ukrainian Divorce

JUDGMENT OF DIVORCE
In the name of Ukrainian Radyanskoy Socialistic Republic

November 10, 1993
Mogilev-Podolsky Municipal People's Court
with Participation of:
Presiding People's Judge: Romanova P.F.
With Secretary: Grinkova V.S.

Having examined in the public court hearing in the city of Mogilev-Podolsky case by complaint of Plaintiff-wife (name keeps in secret) against Defendant-husband (name keeps in secret) concerning the divorce Read More »

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A woman accused of fleeing Kansas and taking her children to Russia amid a divorce has been charged with international parental kidnapping.

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A woman accused of fleeing Kansas and taking her children to Russia amid a divorce has been charged with international parental kidnapping. Read More »

Man Sentenced to Prison for International Parental Kidnapping

ALEXANDRIA, Va. – A Maryland man was sentenced today to 21 months in prison for international parental kidnapping. Read More »

Notion of Custody according to the Russian Law

The mother is the legal representative of her son. In accordance with Art. 52 Code of Civil Procedure of the Russian Federation, Articles 26, 28 of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation, Chapter 12 of the Family Code of the Russian Federation, she has all rights to make any decisions with respect to her child without the permission of the father or any guardianship authorities. De facto it means that she has Sole Legal Custody over her child. Read More »