{"id":2891,"date":"2026-05-29T04:01:36","date_gmt":"2026-05-29T04:01:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/?p=2891"},"modified":"2026-05-29T04:01:36","modified_gmt":"2026-05-29T04:01:36","slug":"texas-dad-says-daughter-was-taken-to-germany-despite-custody-order","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/?p=2891","title":{"rendered":"Texas dad says daughter was taken to Germany despite custody order"},"content":{"rendered":"<div> <!-- --> <!-- --><\/p>\n<p><span><strong>HOUSTON<\/strong> &#8211; <\/span>A Texas father says he has spent years fighting to bring his young daughter home after her mother allegedly took the child to Germany despite a Walker County court granting him sole custody.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/?p=2889\">Combating heat, storm risks ahead of FIFA World Cup 2026 in Houston<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>&#8220;I&#8217;ve followed the law&#8221;: Father frustrated by lack of progress<\/h2>\n<p> <!-- --><\/p>\n<p>What they&#8217;re saying:<\/p>\n<p> <!-- --><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p> <!-- --><\/p>\n<p>Thomas Angel says repeated appeals to the U.S. State Department and elected officials have produced few answers, leaving him fearful his daughter could remain overseas indefinitely.<\/p>\n<p> <!-- --><\/p>\n<p>The last time Thomas Angel saw his 4-year-old daughter, Polly, was December 19, 2025 during a teleconference from Germany.<\/p>\n<p> <!-- --><\/p>\n<p>Two years ago, he says his ex-wife took their daughter to Germany, even though he was granted sole custody in Walker County.<\/p>\n<p> <!-- --><\/p>\n<p>The U.S. State Department is the agency tasked with helping parents who&#8217;ve had their children taken to other countries by non-custodial parents.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/?p=2887\">Houston\u2019s Historic Third Ward trail gets major makeover ahead of FIFA World Cup 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <!-- --> <!-- --><\/p>\n<p>Angel says he&#8217;s spent years in an intense legal battle to get his daughter back to no avail.<\/p>\n<p> <!-- --><\/p>\n<p>He says the inaction on the part of the State Department led him to file an OIG complaint, which appears to be ongoing.<\/p>\n<p> <!-- --><\/p>\n<p>Angel has requested help from U.S. Representative Pete Sessions and U.S. Senator Ted Cruz, but has yet to hear back\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/?p=2885\">Galveston roller coaster: All passengers rescued after Iron Shark roller coaster gets stuck<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <!-- --><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;ve followed the letter of the law, and nothing is being done,&#8221; Angel said.<\/p>\n<p> <!-- --><\/p>\n<p>His biggest fear?<\/p>\n<p> <!-- --><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;That she&#8217;s not going to be returned, and she&#8217;ll be forgotten,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p> <!-- --> <!-- --> <!-- --> <\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Texas father says he has spent years fighting to bring his young daughter home after her mother allegedly took the child to Germany despite a Walker County court granting him sole custody.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2890,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,8,12,5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2891","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-crime-and-public-safety","category-news","category-texas","category-top-stories"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - 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