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Dennis Burns has been in the thick of an international custody dispute since his ex-wife ignored a U.S. Judge's order in September 2010 and moved back to her native Argentina with the couple's children.The judge ordered that Dennis should be the primary residential parent and the children were to stay with him in the United States. Burns was pleased to be named the primary parent but wary of his ex-wife's intentions. He said he tried but failed to get a court order giving him control of the children's passports.Within three weeks of the decision, Ana disappeared with the kids on September 9, 2010. On October 12, Judge Lynch signed an order for the immediate return of the minor children to the United States.Burns has diligently taken steps to try to get his kids back. He has talked to the FBI, the U.S. Attorney General's Office, the U.S. State Department and the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.Burns said he finds it overwhelming. "It's such an isolated feeling. There's nothing to soothe the pain and the hole in my heart," he said. "I'm in unchartered waters here. I've always had a pretty blessed life."The U.S. State Department told him to expect it to take at least 18 months to get his kids back. It could take years.Meanwhile, he has filed paperwork required under the Hague Convention, protocols agreed to by numerous countries, to get the issue in front of a court in Argentina. He needs a court there to review the U.S. Judge's orders and rule that the children must be returned.There is hope of getting his kids back but it is time-consuming and there are many expenses involved. Similar Hague cases have cost literally hundreds of thousands of dollars to have kidnapped children returned (David Goldman's case cost over $700,000). Those wishing to help can sign this petition to Vice President Joe Biden and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.Bracelets in support of Returning Victoria and Sophia are also available for any donation amount.
