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1)  She is from the Dominican Republic.  I am not sure what type of relationship the US has with tihs country.  Any ideas?

2) I did not think the type of addiction mattered.  I think the most important thing is that I am getting help.  Does it matter?

Latest update is that she is willing to come home, provided she can find someone to come with her.  She drove to her destination with her sister (who lives there) and is nervous to travel back with our son alone.

I have offered to pay for the persons flight home and offered to fly out myself and drive back with them.  I also suggested that if she would like to travel alone she could split the trip and stay in a hotel.

She is not a horrible person, just someone who is deeply hurt and thinks our son is "her" son.

I have been doing a lot of research and seen a lot of references to documenting events.  Should I being doing this now?  Will it help me?

After reading all the posts, I thought this may be a place to get some answers.  Thanks in advance to anyone who responds.

My wife and I have been married for 3+ years and have an amazing son who just turned two.

I have an addiction and have been receiving help for the past year and half.  I have been going through recovery for awhile (with success) but my addiction has caused my wife a lot of pain over the years.

I want to make clear that my addiction has not caused any physical or financial problems.  It has caused a lot of emotional damage.

I am doing everything in my power to set things right.  However, she has recently decided that she does not want to continue our relationship because she cannot get past the pain I have caused.  We have been down this road a few times, but I think she has come to the conclusion that she can never forgive me.

Despite our problems our son is great. I love him with all my heart and it would crush me to lose him.  He has been my angel through some tough days and my reason for wanting to get help.


The fears I have are as follows:

1) My wife has recently taken our son out of state to visit her family and has informed me she does not want to return.  Do she have the right to take him?  Do I have an options for getting them to come back.

2) My wife is from a foreign country.  She has dual citizenship and so does my son.  I am very scared she will decide to leave the country.  Can I do anything to stop her?

3) Since I am a recovering addict, do I have any rights in the eyes of the courts?