Recently, a mother from the state of California was able to find her estranged children using the social networking site, Facebook.  According to news sources, the missing children were living in Polk, Florida and had been abducted by their father when they were 2 and 3 years old.  The mother, 43 year old Prince Sagala, looked up her daughter's name on Facebook and then began communicating with her. 

The Associated Press said that, "Authorities tracked down the children, now 16 and 17, outside Orlando, Florida, and arrested their father, Faustino Fernandez Utrera, 42, on May 26. He faces kidnapping and child custody charges".

Now it is reported that Sagala is frantically trying to get child custody of her children before they turn 18.  She fears losing them forever as they will be adults soon.

In 1995, Sagala came home to find that her children and her husband had disappeared.  She and her husband were on the verge of divorce and family members told her that he had taken the kids to live in Mexico City. 

At this time, the children are staying with a family friend in Florida as their father has been placed in jail. 

Do you need assistance with a child custody matter in Jacksonville?  If so, contact Ellerin Hutchinson to discuss your legal options with a Jacksonville family law attorney!