For my user topic, I am going to help an acquaintance, Melanie, locate her daughter, Jennifer. Jennifer was kidnapped by her father (Melanie’s ex-husband), Sam, in 1985, when Jennifer was two years old.
Background: At the time she was kidnapped, Melanie and Sam were estranged, but Sam had temporary custody. Under the terms of temporary custody, Sam was not supposed to move out of state with Jennifer. However, he moved with Jennifer to Tampa, Florida, where his mother and other relatives were living. Melanie’s sister, Brenda, was married to a relative of Sam, and has been in touch with some of Sam’s relatives. So, she has obtained some information about Jennifer through the grapevine, although she has not obtained her contact information. Jennifer is apparently still living in the Tampa area.
Goals: My goal is to locate Jennifer, or, if not locate her, find resources that Melanie can check periodically to try to find her. I will also probably look into some of the state laws regarding kidnapping by an ex-spouse as part of my research.
Format: At first I was going to use a paper format, but I now feel a blog would work best. So, here it is.
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