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Weekend Visitation or kidnapping?

A couple of weeks ago a client called me to let me know that her soon-to-be ex-husband had failed to return the kids from a weekend visitation. Although she didn't believe that he would hurt the kids, she was still extremely distraught. I advised her to call the police and let them deal with the situation. Unfortunately, the police didn't do anything because an Order on visitation had not yet been entered. We have since rectified the situation and the kids are now safely at home with their mother. But a lot of attorneys may wonder why I insisted that my client call the police. There is a glaring example out of Missouri today for why I felt the need to call the police. It seems that Mr. Dan Porter decided to do the same thing that my client's husband did - only he shot his kids in the woods and let them go missing for three years. It's an extremely sad story, and one that I hope none of my clients will ever have to go through. But just to make sure, next time my client calls to let me know that their spouse failed to return the kids from visitation - I'm calling the police again. Read the full story on CNN here.

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