Kali Athukorala was 1 year old when her mother, Sandra Clarissa Zemialkowski, took her to the Dominican Republic in December 2007 for what was described as a two-month family visit and never returned. A Massachusetts court in 2009 awarded full custody to Kali’s father, Dhanika Athukorala, and ordered her return, but Sandra did not comply and remained in Santo Domingo with Kali and Kali’s maternal grandparents.

Kali is believed to be living with her mother and grandparents in Santo Domingo. Efforts to secure her return have involved the Hague Convention on International Child Abduction, but the Dominican Republic has declined to act, citing Sandra’s rights and that the parents were never married. Kali is classified as missing because she is not in the custody of her legal guardian, her father, and her case remains unresolved.

Does anyone with ties to Santo Domingo or knowledge of the family have information that could help reunite Kali with her legal guardian?