We're back.
Let's see what this next case is about.
Let's welcome out the next case
with the following quote by Cuban poet Jose Marti...
"Helping a child in need is not only a duty,
but also part of our happiness."
Nice, isn't it?
To consider that helping a child in need makes us happy.
How nice.
Bring out the litigants, please.
I'm tired of being harassed.
From the beginning, I told her
I wanted nothing to do with them.
I wouldn't be asking for his help if I didn't need it.
Hello and welcome.
Good afternoon, ma'am.
Victor, you're the plaintiff.
Tell me who Karina is, why you're suing her,
and what you're requesting to settle this case.
Ma'am, I'm here to ask you to keep Karina away from me.
She's my ex-wife.
We had a relationship over ten years ago.
She showed up by surprise here in Miami.
She's ruining my marriage.
To be honest, I'm fed up with it.
I can't take it anymore.
I'd already turned that page of my life, and now she's back.
She's back.
When those "pages" show up again,
it means something was left unresolved.
I was very clear with her from the beginning.
We started going out when we were 16.
We were young. It was nice.
Suddenly, after one to one and a half years,
she told me she was pregnant.
-I was in shock. -In shock?
She knew I wanted nothing to do with her.
-You knew what you were doing. -I was an 18-year-old kid.
Of course he knew.
I was 18 at the time and didn't want to be a father.
I didn't want that responsibility.
Did you use protection every time you had sex?
-Of course he didn't. -Not always.
So you knew there were risks.
I was a kid.
Don't give me excuses.
I'm not.
The moment she told me she was pregnant
I told her to get an abortion, to get rid of it.
Let's find a solution.
He asked me to get an abortion.
So we wouldn't be in that situation.
That's what they always ask for.
Abortion is the word they use when they don't want kids.
She wanted to tie me down at 18.
No I didn't. We were in love.
She started getting close to my father,
calling my mother, looking for their support.
My whole family got involved, telling me to be responsible.
That she couldn't raise that child by herself.
Anyway, we got married.
That was the biggest mistake of my life.
Same here. It was the worst.
I had to put up with this boring, crazy woman
for four years.
In order to keep my sanity...
And I put up with a jerk.
I asked for a divorce.
I never agreed to Karina having that baby.
I never had any feelings toward her.
I just couldn't.
I asked her to please stay away.
I don't know. Our relationship was broken.
We didn't even have sex.
Of course.
My daughter required more attention than you.
We had just married, living in an apartment.
He was always out partying with other women
while I took care of the baby.
What happened when you got a divorce?
I told her I wanted nothing to do with her.
She told me to give her custody of the baby
and I happily accepted.
I wanted to be out of her life, so I signed the paperwork.
I said thank you and goodbye.
And I left Colombia.
Wait a second.
You gave her full custody of the child.
Did you have to pay for child support?
No, ma'am.
I never heard from Karina again.
I was desperate. I didn't know the laws.
The laws are not good and too lax.
What I did was ask him for full custody
and told him not to worry about the baby
because I would take care of her.
He threatened to take away my daughter.
And because she has a rare condition,
I wasn't going to let him keep her.
She's over-protective. It's not a disease.
Does he have to pay for child support?
-No, ma'am. -Why not?
I don't understand.
Because I had full custody.
In my country, he's not forced to pay...
So he renounced his rights as a father.
Yes.
I never wanted to be a father.
-And you accepted? -Yes.
Now we're talking.
It's different when you break all parental ties.
When this happens, you lose all responsibilities,
duties and privileges towards that baby.
I'd left her in the past.
Why are you here?
I want her to go away.
Why did she come back?
Because somehow she found out I got my immigration papers
after so much effort and sacrifice.
And now she shows up unexpectedly
at my house, at my job, everywhere,
asking me to help her get a legal status
and to help her daughter.
He won't talk to me, so I have to hound him.
I have no obligations to either Karina
or her daughter.
You're her biological father. Please.
-Do you have any evidence? -Yes.
I have a couple of things.
The document in which I renounce...
-Do you need it? -Yes, please.
You can see there...
Do you have anything else?
Yes.
The scene she caused at my house.
Let's watch the footage, please.
<i> Come out and talk to me,</i> <i> you coward!</i>
She's crazy.
<i> Let me in!</i>
<i> Get out of here. </i>
<i> Victor's not here!</i> <i> Leave us alone!</i>
I'm married.
<i> Ma'am, he didn't want</i> <i> to talk to me.</i>
<i> She's such a nuisance.</i>
<i> Get out of here! </i>
I'm fed up.
<i> You have nothing to do here!</i>
<i> -Come out and talk to me!</i> <i> -Victor's not here.</i>
<i> Leave us alone!</i>
I'll read to you something that's really important
that the plaintiff gave to me.
It's a certificate from the Bogota Department of Justice.
I'll read it exactly as it's written here,
as it's extremely important for this case.
"I, Victor Barbosa, confirm my irreversible renouncement
of my rights as Juana's father.
I grant all my rights to her mother, Karina,
so that she can have full custody.
I voluntarily accept to remove my surname from Juana,
so she can be adopted in the future,
if her mother allows it.
I'm therefore exempt from any parental responsibility,
being that in the past, the present and the future."
So, this man has nothing to do with this child.
Exactly.
Ma'am...
Ma'am, the first thing I want to say is
that I'm not here to ask for money,
but for a shred of humanity from him.
For him to open his heart
so I can save my daughter's life.
My daughter has a rare condition that's not covered
by any health insurance plan in my country.
No health insurance company will cover it.
What does she have?
There are only eight diagnosed cases in Colombia.
Besides that, she needs access to education.
She's never been able to go to school.
She's 14.
I brought pictures so you could see her.
She's never been able to get a proper education.
-Let's look at... -Ma'am...
Go ahead.
I've always been able to provide for her
but the situation in my country is getting difficult.
Her treatment is about $15,000 a month.
What am I? A movie star?
I'm going to need you to quiet down.
Please be quiet.
You already talked. You had your turn.
Hello! Victor!
Please, don't pay attention to him.
Talk to me.
It's very important to me that you tell me
what this case is about, because I don't know.
What does she have?
She has disease called Prader-Willi syndrome.
It's a genetic, degenerative disease.
She has the bone structure of a 60-year-old person.
One of their medical conditions is that they are hypotonic.
When you have no muscle tone, it means in all your body.
As you know, your lungs, heart and brain are muscles.
She can't walk too far without getting tired.
She's got a difficult life, ma'am.
She can't go to school because, in my country,
there are no schools for kids like her.
Is she also mentally handicapped?
Yes, ma'am. Her brain is...
She's 14 and has the mentality of...
A five-year-old.
She's making that up.
No, I'm not.
What are you looking for?
Her legal status?
For him to have parental rights again?
I need him to help me with my daughter's legal situation.
In this country, my daughter would have access
to health insurance and education.
Are there any treatments for this?
Yes, ma'am.
-There's no cure... -To help her.
-To make it easier for her. -Exactly.
I found out that the treatments and therapies here are free.
Schools would accept her.
There's no social discrimination.
She's always been exposed to awful medical tests.
Every three months she gets tests done in an O.R.
without any anesthesia.
They cut her arm open to get a sterile blood sample
from her artery.
You have no idea how hard it is for her.
And society makes her life even more difficult.
She repeated kindergarten three times
because she couldn't draw a straight line or a circle.
Because there are no special schools for kids like her.
Instead, they're discriminated against.
We live in a cruel society.
We're stupid. It's true.
Just like him.
Are there any witnesses?
He's not stupid, he's cruel. There's a difference.
No, I'm not. I'm realistic.
Are there any witnesses?
Yes, ma'am.
Bring out the witness, please.
I don't want you to think I'm a cruel man because...
-You have no heart. -I'm trying...
You are cruel.
She's your own flesh and blood.
She's not asking for money.
But I was a kid. I was 18 at the time.
So was I, but I was responsible.
How old are you now?
You're a grown man now.
-He's not a man. -You have no soul.
-I never loved her. -You don't have a heart.
Forget about it. I can see right through you.
I haven't even met her and just by her telling me her story
it's touching my heart.
I'm thinking how incredible these illnesses can be.
Good afternoon. What's your name?
Raquel.
Who are you, Raquel?
I'm Victor's wife.
What are you here to testify?
This lady's been making our lives miserable
ever since she came to this country.
I can imagine.
-Especially yours. -Precisely.
You have nothing to do with her.
She's insufferable.
We've been happily married for eight years.
-Do you have any kids? -Of course not.
Please, don't have any.
Why don't you have kids?
We don't want to have any.
Our lives are perfect the way they are.
I can go with my wife anywhere we want
without any complications.
-Is your daughter here? -Yes, ma'am.
Is it okay if I met her?
Yes, but she can't...
It's okay. I just want to meet her.
Let's bring her out,
along with Dr. Misael Gonzalez and attorney Angel Leal.
Let's meet Juana.
Hello there. How are you?
Good, ma'am.
Nice to meet you, sweetie.
How's everything?
Good, ma'am.
-Are you doing well? -Yes.
That's nice to hear.
You can leave now if you want.
I'll take care of everything.
Doctor... please enlighten us.
I've never heard of this illness before.
Just like her mother explained,
Prader-Willi syndrome was first talked about in 1956
by four Swedish men.
It's a genetic disorder in the 15th chromosome.
There are several genes that are affected,
and interestingly, it's passed down by the father.
So it comes from the father?
How convenient.
When the problem comes from the mother
it's called Angelman syndrome.
But when it comes from the father...
It's called Prader-Willi.
Just like she explained, these kids are extremely hypotonic.
They have trouble swallowing, difficulty breathing.
and what's more worrisome is the neurodegenerative disorder
and the cognitive disorder.
It is said that it's similar to autism spectrum disorders
is that it has a range of categories.
In some cases, some patients retain
some of their cognitive abilities, up to 85%...
But more than half of them are below 70%.
What's their life expectancy?
It depends on the complications they develop during their lives.
Angel.
You abandon a child. You have no responsibilities.
Can you reclaim that child
after you've renounced your rights as a father?
Here in the U.S., in certain jurisdictions,
there's a reinstatement process for parental rights.
Typically, a person has to wait two to three years
after they've renounced their rights.
You must prove that it's in the child's best interests
and that the father is qualified to regain his rights.
So, it can be done according to family laws.
It can be done.
But the father has to be willing to do it.
Correct.
It can't be a father who's not interested at all.
Of course.
The problem with Immigration is that she can ask
for a humanitarian parole from Colombia
so she can come here for treatment,
but she has to prove that she's only staying temporarily.
And that she has the funds to pay for the treatment.
It's a long process without any guarantees.
It's really hard to get it.
Especially because you have to show you have the funds for it.
If I make this man do something
that should come from his heart, an act of humanity,
an act of generosity...
Ma'am...
Who wants to see a child suffer?
Much less if you're related to them.
But some people don't have a soul.
They don't have a heart.
It happens a lot.
As a matter of fact, there are cases like this,
where the father is an American citizen
who can claim their children, but they won't do it.
Because the father has to be responsible for the child
and pay child support.
That can't be done here because he doesn't want to.
And he became an American citizen
after his daughter was born.
But he could totally do it,
if he regained his rights as her father.
He could help her attain legality.
He renounced his rights as her father in Colombia.
He'd have to reestablish them.
Here?
Because he lives here now, in this jurisdiction.
-He's U.S. resident. -Correct.
His daughter is also here right now.
Is there any other way of bringing her here
without her father needing to reinstate his paternity?
Besides the options I mentioned, I can't think of nothing else.
I'll tell you something.
Your claim is denied.
I'm forcing you to...
I rule in her favor.
You don't have to pay a dime.
All you have to do is bring that girl here
so she can be treated.
This is how you'll do it.
This is how, as penitence.
You went to Confession
and the priest had you say four Hail Marys.
That's what you're going to do.
You'll bring her here,
you'll reinstate your rights as a father,
and you'll bring her here for treatment.
That's final. Case closed!
You shouldn't have come to<i> Case Closed.</i>
Be kind, be careful, get educated,
respect others so others respect you,
and may God help us!
See you next time. Thanks!
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