International law has made the struggle even more difficult, says Goldman:

The Hague Convention Treaty on the Aspects of International Child Abduction is severely flawed and broken at best. The number of abducted children returned is dismal. Brazil, Mexico, Argentina, Poland as well as non-Hague Treaty nations such as Japan, which has never returned an abducted American child, are continuing to be complicit in international child abduction.

We have been fortunate to be assisted by Congressman Christopher Smith.

My advice to other parents in this predicament? Never give up. Try as best you can to live and function moment by moment, if need be. It's OK to smile, it's OK to laugh, it's OK to accept vulnerability, it's OK to break down and cry. But you must not give up hope. Do the best you can to live. The pain is so overwhelming and all consuming, but you must believe. Things will change. Believe!