During a routine family holiday to her husband's homeland of Turkey, Lisa Kennedy was suddenly told their marriage was over. Her husband took their six-month-old baby from her care and instructed her to go home to Australia, alone - beginning four years of hell in Istanbul as she fought the case through both Turkish and International courts all the while battling people she once called family, now hell-bent on not letting her leave with her only son.Lisa fought for Turkish permanent custody and an International Hague return order simultaneously, so that she could return to Australia legally with her child. However, the protracted processes through a foreign legal system kept them in a holding pattern with no end in sight. Finally, with time against her and all faith lost in legal channels, Lisa realised she had only a mother's choice: she had to save her child and get back home by whatever means available. That meant calling on outside help and, to raise awareness about the frailties of international marriage and children, 60 Minutes agreed to film the plight, long before the controversy surrounding Sally Faulkner's children in Lebanon exploded. This is the heart-stopping story that is now unlikely ever to be aired.
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No Going Back
A desperate mother's last-ditch plan to escape from Turkey with her son
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- No Going Back
- Dedication
- Contents
- Prologue
- Part I: Before
- Chapter 1: A Chance Meeting
- Chapter 2: Two Years in Turkey
- Chapter 3: A New Life in Sydney
- Chapter 4: Sojourn in Istanbul
- Chapter 5: Calm Before the Storm
- Part II: In Limbo
- Chapter 6: The Ultimate Betrayal
- Chapter 7: Fighting Back
- Chapter 8: Good News Finally
- Chapter 9: Heartbroken
- Chapter 10: A Reconciliation of Sorts
- Chapter 11: The Hague Convention
- Chapter 12: Unexpected Illness
- Chapter 13: The Hague Rollercoaster
- Chapter 14: Taking Matters into My Own Hands
- Part III: The End of the Road
- Chapter 15: The Start of Something Big
- Chapter 16: Putting the Pieces into Place
- Chapter 17: Surreptitious Farewells
- Chapter 18: Final Countdown in Istanbul
- Chapter 19: Changeable Plans
- Chapter 20: Permission Denied
- Chapter 21: Going Nowhere Fast
- Chapter 22: The Point of Desperation
- Chapter 23: One Last Chance
- Chapter 24: A Dash to Freedom
- Chapter 25: No Turning Back
- Glossary
- Acknowledgements
- About the Author
- Imprint
- Echo Publishing
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