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Chris Smith: The damage to the child and the left-behind parent is incalculable, and often lifelong.

On the recordMay 8, 2013
The damage to the child and the left-behind parent is incalculable, and often lifelong.
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Chris Smith
Republican · New Jersey

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Smith highlights the severe impact of international parental child abduction on families.

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