prahocalypse now wrote: ↑Thu Jan 04, 2018 10:33 am Rochelle is out of hiding and is now giving character references and spreading negative national stereotypes on the Kampot Noticeboard. It's relating to a post in which a regular poster to the Kampot Noticeboard is promoting the sale of Vanuatu passports as an investment strategy.

Rochelle Costigan: I have to contribute to this discourse. as a friend of XXXXXX XXXXX. He may be many things, mostly, if not all very good, yet he is no scammer in any way, shape, or form whatsoever. Once again, I reiterate, XXXXXX XXXXX, is one of the finest gentlemen I know and he is NOT a scammer of any sort. XXXXXX XXXXX, feel free to delete this if you wish. I just can't stand to read people who don't know what a kind and honest person you are try to insinuate anything different. XXXXXX XXXXX did not ask for my opinion and neither did any of you so thank you for you time.

Rochelle Costigan: XXXXXX XXXXX, I'd trust you with my last cent. And besides, you're a Scot. You'd rather jump off a cliff than lose a cent. Sorry, I had to...

chorlton wrote: ↑Thu Jan 04, 2018 10:53 am As a Scot I hear that remark often, normally when I pay for something & tip. Ironic really.
It's really not insulting imo.

pczz wrote: ↑Thu Jan 04, 2018 12:09 pm

Cam Nivag wrote: ↑Thu Oct 19, 2017 9:21 pm My guess is that she fled the USA and moved to Cambodia with the child, without any lawful authority to do so.

Obviously no one condones wife beating (except Flying Chicken). But there are proper ways for victims to handle that. You petition a court for full parental rights. The dude would then get to tell his side of a story in court. Both parties would be cross-examined by each other's lawyers. Then the court would decide who gets custody.

You can't just run off to Cambodia with your kid and declare yourself the sole custodial parent. It's wrong and illegal.

Slow down partner. The law on this is complicated. If she is the childs mother and her name is on the birth certificate and they have the same surname and she is Cambodian I do not think she needs legal permission to leave the USA with him. heck here https://travel.state.gov/content/travel ... -faqs.html. It says "The United States does not have exit controls or require two-parent consent for a minor to leave the country. If traveling from the United States to Canada, Mexico or the Caribbean, travelers are also subject to the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative (WHTI). Under WHTI, countries have different entry and exit requirements for travelers and in some cases minors may exit the U.S. without a passport. To learn more about these requirements, including land and sea entry and exit laws for all travelers, review Customs and Border Protection’s information about WHTI."

if correct she did not break any laws bringing him to Cambodia, unless there was a court order preventing her form doing it. The kidnappers have definitely broken the law.I hopoe they are caught and do a nice stretch in Prey Sar for the emotional damage they have done just by the act of kidnap, regardless of the motive.

Too many variables. is dads name on the birth certificate? where was child born? how long were they in the US? were they on holiday or living there?
She says under Cambodian Law she is the sole guardian. that implies dad is NOT on the birth certificate and/or they were not married. Custody is determined in the country of normal residence of the child. Under Cambodian law if you are not married you have to claim the child by attending at the registry at birth and putting your name on the birth certificate or by court order, otherwise mum is the sole guardian and dad can go whistle. Been through all this with a half Khmer child earlier in the year.