And you're right. The fact that the Qatari courts have not responded to the fact that Adam was taken BEFORE the case was filed and custody was granted is an underlying issue here that they need to address.
It took a full month before his custody case was ruled on by the judge. During that time, Adam SHOULD have been returned to be with his mother, his only surviving parent and the person who has raised him since birth. The fact that he wasn't -- and the fact that the authorities here didn't somehow penalize the uncle/family for abducting the boy BEFORE they even filed their custody case -- makes the entire proceedings seem rather biased.
I am glad that a social worker was able to visit, albeit briefly, to at least verify that Adam is okay. I hope that his mother is awarded some sort of contact with her son by Monday when the court reconvenes. To not even be allowed to call him (let alone see him) is truly horrendous and unethical, by any standard.
It's worrisome that Adam is being lied to by his relatives and told that he's there because of a swine flu outbreak in Bahrain. Not really a great start to a solid relationship between a child and his supposedly kind and caring guardians.
"If you're looking for sympathy, you'll find it between sh*t and syphilis in the dictionary."
- David Sedaris
And you're right. The fact that the Qatari courts have not responded to the fact that Adam was taken BEFORE the case was filed and custody was granted is an underlying issue here that they need to address.
It took a full month before his custody case was ruled on by the judge. During that time, Adam SHOULD have been returned to be with his mother, his only surviving parent and the person who has raised him since birth. The fact that he wasn't -- and the fact that the authorities here didn't somehow penalize the uncle/family for abducting the boy BEFORE they even filed their custody case -- makes the entire proceedings seem rather biased.
I am glad that a social worker was able to visit, albeit briefly, to at least verify that Adam is okay. I hope that his mother is awarded some sort of contact with her son by Monday when the court reconvenes. To not even be allowed to call him (let alone see him) is truly horrendous and unethical, by any standard.
It's worrisome that Adam is being lied to by his relatives and told that he's there because of a swine flu outbreak in Bahrain. Not really a great start to a solid relationship between a child and his supposedly kind and caring guardians.
"If you're looking for sympathy, you'll find it between sh*t and syphilis in the dictionary."
- David Sedaris