International Custody Rights: Strategies for Protecting Children and Parental

I need your help. Please take a moment to read about my situation. I feel truly helpless and don't have anyone to share my difficulties with. I am from Thanjavur. I married a person from Madurai, working in Germany since 2013. In 2019, he and I got married, and I reached in Germany on 2020. We were reside in Frankfurt am Main, where he works at bank. Throughout my marriage, my mother-in-law has caused significant issues, constantly engaging in video calls with my husband . While in Germany, I completed a B1 German certificate course and embraced the new life. On 2021, our first baby boy was born in germany , and he was granted German citizenship. When our son was six months old, we all traveled back to India together. However, upon reaching India on 9th May 2022, my husband unexpectedly left me and our son at my father's home without providing any explanation. He assured me that he would return in six months and take us back to Germany, but he did not fulfill his promise. We waited, hoping he would come for us as planned, but after four months, he blocked all contact with us, including phone, WhatsApp, and social media. He blocked me on various platforms, communicating only through email. Moreover, he took essential documents, including my German PR visa,our son's German passport, OCI, birth certificate, vaccination book, and all necessary documents with him, leaving us in a difficult and uncertain situation. Despite pleading through emails, he has refused to return or provide our son documents. Now, one and a half years later, I am in a helpless situation. My son has turned two, and I lack his passport and OCI. I realize this situation is illegal. Please provide guidance on what steps I should take.