Parental Abduction Recovery Roadmap

When your child is taken, chaos hits first. This roadmap gives you strategy.

🛡️ Legal Action Plan

⚠️ 0–72 Hours: Emergency Response

  • Call 911 and file a police report immediately
  • Demand AMBER Alert activation if criteria apply
  • Request Emergency Custody and Pick-Up Orders
  • Contact the FBI under the PKPA if state lines are crossed
  • Reach out to the District Attorney’s Child Abduction Unit

📝 Days 3–30: Lock It Down Legally

  • File for sole legal and physical custody
  • Request a 730 Custody Evaluation
  • File a DVRO if abuse or coercion occurred
  • Gather all evidence: screenshots, voicemails, location data
  • Use TalkingParents or OurFamilyWizard to document communications

🧠 Emotional Recovery Plan

🧩 Week 1–2: Crisis Stabilization

  • Book trauma-informed therapy for both you and your child
  • Create a code-word safety plan
  • Watch for signs of grooming, trauma bonding, or alienation

🧸 Week 3–6: Reunification Support

  • Use a reunification therapist to manage child re-entry
  • Support gradual reintroduction to school and routines
  • Document any unusual behavioral changes

📚 Long-Term Tools

  • Continue therapy for 6–12 months
  • Secure therapist summaries for court documentation
  • Propose high-conflict parenting plans with safeguards

📁 Downloadable Toolkit

  • ✅ Emergency Filing Checklist
  • ✅ Abduction Incident Log Sheet
  • ✅ Therapy & Safety Plan Template
  • ✅ Sample Custody Reinstatement Motion

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🖤 Devine Intervention™ Final Note

The system won’t always protect you. But strategy will.

If you’ve been silenced, erased, or dismissed—know this:

You are not alone. You are not powerless. You are a mother. And you’re just getting started.

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