Danger-to-Safety Relocation for DV Survivors

Nora first contacted us in 2023 via our crisis email. We spent months communicating with Nora as she wanted to understand all aspects of fleeing back home to the USA for safety to escape her abusive husband in France. She wanted her daughter Liliana to grow up in France as she thought the school system was better and Liliana would grow up bi-lingual.

But Nora could no longer take the emotional abuse of her husband and his violent temper. She was torn. Should she flee back home for safety or flee and try to find safety in France?

We were able to connect Nora with English speaking services in France. We didn't hear from Nora again until earlier this year.

Nora decided that she wanted return to the USA with Liliana. We helped Nora safety plan her escape and connected her to an international family law attorney in the USA who gave her a free legal consultation including evidence of abuse she needed to gather in case her abusive husband filed a petition for the return of Liliana to France under Hague Convention on International Child Abduction and explained the defenses for battered mothers and their children.

Finally, the day came when they were able to get on a plane home while her abusive husband was in another European country on a business trip. They are temporarily staying with Nora's parents, who have a puppy that Liliana adores!

Nora has a long way to go but because of donations like yours, she and Liliana are safe and back home in the USA.

Thank you from the Pathways' Team