THE COPELAND CASE
By Cecilia Copeland

1975, ​Bev and Sam are two opposite sides of a bad divorce.
She abandons the marriage, so he kidnaps the children.
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When Sam takes off with their children, Bev never dreamed he would leave the country. To get them back, she’ll have to change the law, plead her case in the Israeli Supreme Court, and fight harder than she ever thought possible. Sometimes even the best intentions lead us down the wrong path, but there is always hope.

Based on the true story of the Copeland kidnappings, origins of the Uniform Child Custody Act.

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