VA VA - Gabriel, 3, & Isabel Makielski-Rivera, 8, Culpepper, 18 Jan 2011

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Missing Person / NamUs #MP24463
Isabel Marie Makielski-Rivera

Female, Multiple
Date of Last Contact January 18, 2011
Missing From Culpepper, Virginia
Missing Age 8 Years
Current Age 17 Years

Circumstances
Date of Last ContactJanuary 18, 2011
NamUs Case CreatedMay 2, 2014
Last Known Location Map
Location Culpepper, Virginia
Culpeper County

Missing Person / NamUs #MP24462
Gabriel Leonardo Makielski-Rivera
Male, Multiple
Date of Last Contact January 18, 2011
Missing From Culpepper,, Virginia
Missing Age 3 Years
Current Age 12 Years

Circumstances of Disappearance
Gabriel and Isabel were last seen on January 18, 2011. They may be in the company of their mother, Maria Rivera-Estevez. A felony warrant is on file for Maria. Gabriel and Isabel are Biracial. They are Hispanic and White. Gabriel has a oval shaped birthmark on his leg. Isabel may wear glasses. They are believed to be out of the country.

Transportation
2003 Honda CRV
Style SUV
Color Red
State Virginia

Maria Rivera-Estevez

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)
The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

 

[iulia]

Isabel Makielski Rivera NCMEC Have you seen this child? ISABEL MAKIELSKI-RIVERA

Isabel Marie Makielski-Rivera – The Charley Project

Details of Disappearance
Isabel and her brother, Gabriel, disappeared from Culpeper, Virginia on January 18, 2011. They were abducted by their non-custodial mother, Maria Rivera-Estevez. She took the children to the Dominican Republic without the permission of their father, Robert Makielski. They were in the middle of a divorce at the time.

A photo of Maria is posted with this case summary. Her date of birth is May 18, 1969, making her 31 years old at the time of the children's abductions. She's described as Hispanic, 5'4 and 125 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes.

Robert stated he attempted to resolve the problem through mediation, but Maria didn't respond to his overtures. In February, Robert filed for his children's return to the United States under the terms of the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction. That same month, a warrant was issued for Maria's arrest for custody violation.

Maria applied for divorce and custody of Gabriel and Isabel in the Dominican Republic, and Robert hired a Dominican lawyer to get the divorce case dismissed and represent him in the custody hearing. He said he was afraid to physically attend the hearing because he'd been threatened, and the Dominican court judge refused to let him attend via video conference.

The Dominican court refused to return the children to Robert's care, because Maria alleged he'd abused them; Robert claims the judge committed numerous violations of the Hague Treaty.

In December 2012, the Culpeper County Circuit Court in Virginia granted sole physical and legal custody of Isabel and Gabriel to their father. There is also a felony warrant on file for Maria.

The custody ruling and the warrant are unenforceable, however, as long as the children and their mother remain in the Dominican Republic.

Robert hasn't seen his children or had contact with them since their mother abducted them. They were last known to be living in the capital city of Santo Domingo. Their cases remain unsolved.

 

[iulia]

Gabriel Makielski-Rivera Have you seen this child? ISABEL MAKIELSKI-RIVERA


Gabriel Leonardo Makielski-Rivera – The Charley Project

 

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