Karin Kvistad

Last year in a post about Allison Quets, International abductions there was mention of a parental abduction involving Robert Skelton and Karin Kvistad. In an update to the story it appeared Karin had been arrested but apparently that wasn’t the case according to AMW, “Mother Sought In Daughter’s Kidnapping“.
Police are searching for Karin Kvistad, who is wanted [...]

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Having your cake and eating it too

Most of those who take issue with Allison Quets seem to do so because she took her birth twins to Canada in violation of a custody order. So it is understandable the Needhams would express this sentiment to the Ottawa Citizen. It is important to note Ms. Quets was given 5 years probation and ordered to have no [...]

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Update to the case of Allison Quets

Allison Lee Quets, 49, last year took her twins, 1-year-old Holly Ann Needham and Tyler Lee Needham from their adoptive parents on Christmas Eve during a scheduled custody visit. She drove them to Canada where they were  later found and placed in the care of Canadian Social Services. She was jailed and after waiving extradition returned to the U.S. where [...]

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Allison Quets

Remember Allison Quets, the mother accused of kidnapping her 1-year-old twins from their “adoptive” parents and fleeing to Canada? She later plead guilty to International Parental Kidnapping and was sentenced today.
U.S. District Court Judge James Dever III fined Quets $15,000 and sentenced her to five years of probation according to WRAL.
Update 01-02-08    The News & [...]

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International parental abductions

There are currently only three Hague Cases involving missing children listed at the NCMEC as compared to 582 children listed as missing due to a Family Abduction. The NCMEC handles incoming Hague cases on behalf of the Office of Children’s Issues under a tri-party agreement with the Department of State, as U.S. Central Authority, and OJJDP but what is [...]

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