{"id":4975,"date":"2009-11-07T00:03:07","date_gmt":"2009-11-06T15:03:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.debito.org\/?p=4975"},"modified":"2009-11-07T16:00:48","modified_gmt":"2009-11-07T07:00:48","slug":"aol-on-child-abductions-and-child-retriever-gus-zamorra-letter-to-debito-org-from-gus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/?p=4975","title":{"rendered":"AOL on Child Abductions and child retriever Gus Zamora, letter to Debito.org from Gus"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Hi Blog. \u00a0More on how far people are willing to go to get their abducted kids back after divorce. \u00a0They don’t send in the SWAT team. \u00a0They hire Gus. \u00a0Gus himself comments to Debito.org below. \u00a0Arudou Debito<\/p>\n

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Gustavo Zamora helps parents find their abducted kids.<\/span><\/p>\n

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http:\/\/www.parentdish.com\/2009\/11\/03\/vigilante-travels-world-to-save-kids\/<\/a><\/p>\n

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A globe-trotting vigilante to retrieves children from foreign countries? Why would you need one?<\/em>
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Say you marry someone and you have <\/strong><\/em>children<\/strong><\/em><\/a>. You get <\/strong><\/em>divorced<\/strong><\/em><\/a>. There’s a custody battle. You win. Your ex-spouse refuses to accept the decision. He or she takes the children and flees overseas to a country that doesn’t recognize your <\/strong><\/em>custody rights<\/strong><\/em><\/a>.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

What do you do?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

This is not a hypothetical question for thousands of parents who go through this exact scenario every year. Their options are limited.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

One option, however, is Gus Zamora.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

He goes to other countries and gets kids back — one way or another. “There are lots of ways to recover a child,” he said in an interview with ParentDish. “There’s no one way.”<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n


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The Tampa Bay, Fla., resident and former Army Ranger prefers to do things nice and legal. If he can work through a foreign court system, fine. Failing that, he might try to bully foreign officials with threats — or at least bluffs — of crushing media attention.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n


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As a last resort, Zamora said, he will grab the child and run. “That’s when you’ve run out of other options,” he said.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n


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Rest of the article at<\/em> http:\/\/crnjapan.net\/The_Japan_Childrens_Rights_Network\/itn-gzonptds.html<\/a><\/p>\n

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LETTER TO DEBITO.ORG FROM GUS:<\/strong><\/p>\n

In response to a recent post on the Internet regarding \u201cSnatchback\u201d in The Atlantic Monthly<\/a> I felt it was important for people to know what I do and what my real success rate is. The world of International Parental Abduction is a place I have spent the last Eighteen years. I have assisted parents in over 200 cases. Fifty-five children have been returned to their custodial parent with my guidance. Three of which were successful recoveries from Japan.<\/em><\/p>\n

In addition to the fifty-five recoveries, I have also worked on twenty to twenty five cases that were resolved through mediation, Hague convention applications, media involvement, international law enforcement involvement and negotiations directly with the abductors. Zamora and Associates is presently involved in several cases in Japan, both in and out of Japanese courts. <\/em><\/p>\n

Over the years I have spoken at numerous International Parental Abduction conferences. Through the years I have gotten to know the victims of parental abduction both children and their left behind parent. I have met with high-powered world leaders, activists who protest against hypocrisy and that Virginia woman who attempts to manage her local 501 c3 non-profit. I will never really understand what it\u2019s like to lose a child. I am one of the few people who fight in this arena that doesn’t belong to the left behind parents club.<\/em><\/p>\n

Parents come to me year after year with the same story. They are spent from their losing fight in unjust courts trying to regain their flesh and blood. They have met with politicians some of whom are empathetic and some who will shut their door in your face. These parents are tired and vulnerable, and near wits end. <\/em><\/p>\n

Organizations like the Children\u2019s Rights Council do good work in most circumstances. Some of their offshoots however do just the opposite. Making statements such as \u201cI know of another case Gus worked on in Japan a few years ago, which also was unsuccessful. I don’t think he’s ever gotten a child out of Japan\u201d are counterproductive and in fact limiting to a parent who should be able to care for their child. Why would a national organization bound by the laws of the United States choose to stymie what could be the last hope a parent has. <\/em><\/p>\n

There are a number of parents out there who are adversely affected by the way these groups operate. Over the years some parents have come to me in confidence after being told that if they did not continue to support these organizations by following their instructions, attending their conferences and assisting as a volunteer they would be shut out of the group and would be on their own.<\/em><\/p>\n

I have supported many non-profit organizations and groups from the early evolution of my child recovery career, but very quickly withdrew my support and speaking engagements at their conferences. In the end I decided it was best to withdraw any association with them altogether because of their unproductive nature and dictatorial style. I chose however to associate myself The Children\u2019s Rights Network due to the fact that CRN does nothing other than assists parents. <\/em><\/p>\n

The Children\u2019s Rights Network<\/a><\/em> doesn\u2019t ask for donations. The Japan Chapter of the Children\u2019s Rights Network website www.crnjapan.net states \u201cWe are currently funded by a private organization and do not require donations. Thank you for your support and wish to help…\u201d The information The Children\u2019s Rights Network supplies to parents, attorneys, politicians, and the general public is free of charge. The Children\u2019s Rights Network is there for the families being affected by International Parental Abduction to Japan.<\/em><\/p>\n

CRN receives up to 20 inquiries per day through crnjapan.net requesting assistance, or just a general push in the right direction. The Children\u2019s Rights Network supplies answers and assistance to those in need. CRN doesn’t ask for donations from a needy parent. Even when a parent makes it as high as the Supreme Court and needs assistance writing a writ. The Children\u2019s Rights network is an organization that has been called \u201cThe closest thing I have found to a support group.\u201d I appreciate being associated with a support group as opposed to an organization that on their website sells \u201citems\u201d and requests you become a paid \u201cmember.\u201d <\/em><\/p>\n

No two cases are alike. No two parents are the same. There are never any guarantees made to anyone on any case, at any time. When a case reaches the point that Zamora And Associates needs to be involved we are upfront with the client as to what the risks and costs are. We do the best we can and rarely do parents expect more. <\/em><\/p>\n

The Japanese case mentioned in the Atlantic Monthly was a successful recovery until it became obvious that the parent had misrepresented their relationship with their child. The parent that hired Zamora And Associates failed to disclose that the child and the parent did not have a close, loving relationship. The child was 100% against a further relationship with said parent. <\/em><\/p>\n

We had been told over and over again by distraught parents that their child begged for reunification and return. After working hard on plans for a recovery however, on numerous occasions we only find out once the child is in our possession that this is not the case. We will never take an unwilling child from one parent and give that child to the other. Recovery is a last resort for children in dire situations and not something that should ever be based on ego or handled by a commando.<\/em><\/p>\n

If there is information about any case where Zamora And Associates has misrepresented ourselves or failed to perform our job professionally for a client then please speak up rather than make false claims that we have never been successful in the land of the rising sun.<\/em><\/p>\n

Zamora and Associates will not participate in any online character assassinations or unproductive bickering when we should all be fighting the evil of International Parental Abduction together. We challenge anyone to prove that they have a track record equal to ours in International child recovery. Do not believe in the self-promoting experts but rather investigate everyone, believe in no one and remember that time is not on your side when there is a child in the balance. No one is an \u201cexpert\u201d at something that they cannot do themselves! <\/em><\/p>\n

I have deep and sincere respect for all those left behind parents who have lost a child or children to another country where our laws and their legal systems refuse to intervene. Over the years I have learned to understand and feel the grief and pain that left behind parents feel everyday that their children are gone. You all have my full support.<\/em><\/p>\n

Gus Zamora
\nZamora & Associates – International Security Consultants
\nChildren\u2019s Rights Network board member<\/strong><\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.zamoraandassociates.com <\/a><\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.crnjapan.net<\/a><\/p>\n

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AOL: Say you marry someone and you have children. You get divorced. There’s a custody battle. You win. Your ex-spouse refuses to accept the decision. He or she takes the children and flees overseas to a country that doesn’t recognize your custody rights.<\/p>\n

What do you do?<\/p>\n

This is not a hypothetical question for thousands of parents who go through this exact scenario every year. Their options are limited.<\/p>\n

One option, however, is Gus Zamora…<\/p>\n

LETTER FROM GUS HIMSELF: In response to a recent post on the Internet regarding \u201cSnatchback\u201d in The Atlantic Monthly I felt it was important for people to know what I do and what my real success rate is. The world of International Parental Abduction is a place I have spent the last Eighteen years. I have assisted parents in over 200 cases. Fifty-five children have been returned to their custodial parent with my guidance. Three of which were successful recoveries from Japan.<\/p>\n

In addition to the fifty-five recoveries, I have also worked on twenty to twenty five cases that were resolved through mediation, Hague convention applications, media involvement, international law enforcement involvement and negotiations directly with the abductors. Zamora and Associates is presently involved in several cases in Japan, both in and out of Japanese courts.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[49,37,46],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4975","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-child-abductions","category-injustice","category-practical-advice"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4975","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4975"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4975\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4975"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4975"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4975"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}