
International child abduction to Hungary
Donation protected
My name is Michael Menzies. Four years ago I received a call from a Hungarian woman, later claiming to be Roma ( Gypsy ), saying she conceived our child during a 2 week holiday in EU where we met. She had at the time claimed she could not conceive. She flew to South Africa to give birth to our beautiful boy. In 2017 the mother attempted to abduct our son to Hungary. I was granted custody. Our son is secure, happy and surrounded by caring adults, and he knows no other home than mine and his paternal grandparents. We have always encouraged his mother's involvement, even though her parenting skills are negligible and we have had reason to fear his well being when he has become ill or injured in her contact times. She has limited means to care for our child and no meaningful support system. Her agendas remain hidden and her motives are for her own gain, not our child’s.
The biological mother is still attempting to get our son into Hungary, a country that does not honor the Hague Convention - https://www.international-divorce.com/2014/12/hungary-and-hague-abduction-convention.html . Hungary does not conform to the full tracing of children taken into or across their borders. There are currently over 130 pending international cases of parental abduction by Hungarian mothers who, according to Hungarian authorities, are untraceable. So our child would essentially be permanently abducted from his father and family who raised him since birth, and used to extort money for his mother’s gain.
Having spent my savings ( in excess of $120,000 ) to obtain custody as well as prevent the mother's deportation in the first place, I no longer have the funds to fight this. I am in desperate need of contribution to keep my son safe from his mother and what she intends to use him for. To meet legal costs, I would greatly appreciate any contribution you can make, big or small. With your help we have a chance to keep this wonderful boy in his home here in South Africa. I will be more than happy to keep you apprised of the progress along the way. To contribute, you click on the Donate Now button where you will be directed to a secure online debit/credit card payment page. Please share this with your friends.
My sincerest thanks in advance.
Michael
The biological mother is still attempting to get our son into Hungary, a country that does not honor the Hague Convention - https://www.international-divorce.com/2014/12/hungary-and-hague-abduction-convention.html . Hungary does not conform to the full tracing of children taken into or across their borders. There are currently over 130 pending international cases of parental abduction by Hungarian mothers who, according to Hungarian authorities, are untraceable. So our child would essentially be permanently abducted from his father and family who raised him since birth, and used to extort money for his mother’s gain.
Having spent my savings ( in excess of $120,000 ) to obtain custody as well as prevent the mother's deportation in the first place, I no longer have the funds to fight this. I am in desperate need of contribution to keep my son safe from his mother and what she intends to use him for. To meet legal costs, I would greatly appreciate any contribution you can make, big or small. With your help we have a chance to keep this wonderful boy in his home here in South Africa. I will be more than happy to keep you apprised of the progress along the way. To contribute, you click on the Donate Now button where you will be directed to a secure online debit/credit card payment page. Please share this with your friends.
My sincerest thanks in advance.
Michael
Fundraising team (4)
Marc Godfrey
Organizer
Anahola, HI
Roy Menzies
Team member
Louise Menzies
Team member
Natasha Menzies
Team member