Kattia Liebers, Pa. Mom, Reunites With Son Through Facebook After 12 Years (VIDEO)

After searching for 12 years, Kattia Liebers and her son were finally reunited on Sunday, thanks to a Facebook exchange, MyFoxPhilly.com reports.

“I was crying every day,” Liebers told Fox 29 of losing her son. “I could not eat, I could not sleep.”

While embattled in a bitter custody dispute in Costa Rica, Liebers’ ex-husband ran off with their 5-year-old son, Jared. Liebers searched for Jared for years, eventually moved to Montgomery County, Pa. and kept her married name so that her child could find her one day. While living with his father in Israel, Jared had also been on a desperate hunt to find his mom.

That day arrived when Jared wrote a hopeful Facebook note to Liebers, the news outlet reported.

"Hi is this Kattia Chacon Sanchez by any chance?... "I'm Jared Liebers," the message read. “"If you're Jared Liebers, I'm your mom, and I love you very much," his mother wrote back.

Jared moved to the United States on Sunday and reunited with his mother after more than a decade.

“I saw her standing there in the window. She was beautiful,” Jared told the news outlet. “I can actually feel the connection of a mother’s love. I can actually feel her.”

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Comments

[whattayagonnado]

04:51 PM on 09/28/2011

What this story lacks is the TRUTH! The father of this boy had legal custody of him when his mother took him to Costa Rica away from his father and sister.

The court records in Montgomery County, PA show her in contempt of court for doing this. This man spent his time and money hiring private investigators and working with the US Embassy in Nicaragua in order to regain custody of his son.

He didn’t “Flee” to Israel, he moved there after selling his home and what was left of his business in order to start over. This mother knew where his family in Israel lived, she has been there herself to visit. If she wanted to get in touch with her son, she could have!

[gwyyyyn]

09:39 AM on 09/17/2011

Finally, a good use for facebook.

[kattialiebers]

01:49 AM on 10/17/2011

thank to facebook!

[Jessica Crosby]

07:39 PM on 09/15/2011

I see a lot of judgements being made, about this story and others shared here.....Remember people, your only getting a small part of the story....You never know the circumstances behind which a child is being taken from a parent by a parent. One is either crazy and illogical to want to keep a child from a parent, out of spite, or one is crazy and a parent must take child to keep it safe. And Both will claim to be the victim,

[springsm]

04:09 PM on 09/16/2011

This story was in the news when jared was five years old. I think the mom got the bum deal. To steal a child without contact is inexcusable no matter what one party thinks or does. It is not far to the child inbetween.

[kattialiebers]

01:52 AM on 10/17/2011

the only victim here are the childrens.

[PatAb]

03:49 PM on 09/15/2011

You can't beat a mothers love for her child! Great story!!!!

[kattialiebers]

01:53 AM on 10/17/2011

thank you!

[austerlitz]

10:08 PM on 09/14/2011

Hey, what's so bad about feeling good. Maybe Hollywood should take note, we love and want happy endings. Don't be ashamed to shed a tear, this is a good thing. Nothing greater than a mother's love, and in this case also a son's love. And, hey, all you atheists out there, there is a God. And, He cares.

[kattialiebers]

01:59 AM on 10/17/2011

YES, GOD is good..

[Marcia Edmondson]

09:10 PM on 09/14/2011

This is such a heartwarming story. My sons father took my son 12 years ago from me after a bitter divorce also. He moved him from state to state to make it harder for me to find him. I never ever gave up hope and purchased/collected things for him through the years, I was able to give them to him personally on April 9th of this year. His father has 3 other grown children from previous marriages and this is my only child. Only a heartless person could do this to a mother and I firmly believe that God will let him know that, as he is paying him back for his actions.
I am so happy for this mother and son, enjoy each other now and thank God everyday.

[kattialiebers]

02:11 AM on 10/17/2011

you right, only someone heartless maybe a sick person who need control.maybe someone who never had a respect for him own mother, maybe never had one......
God Bless you.

[SuperDaveOsborn]

08:50 PM on 09/14/2011

"Never Give Up" is the morrow of this story - and may this Demon Dad get what he deserves, here on earth and then to the dirt with him, ( unless there's more to this story that we don't know about yet... ). Using children as pawns in bad marriages is the lowest of the low !!!

[Annie KLo]

09:03 PM on 09/14/2011

Morrow= moral, right? Geez, I hope so.

[ctekin]

04:20 PM on 09/16/2011

wow.

[kattialiebers]

02:13 AM on 10/17/2011

Parent alienations is same as child abuse.

[firststatemate]

07:28 PM on 09/14/2011

Beautiful story! There is no love greater than a mother's for her child. (My pug just kicked me.)

[springsm]

04:11 PM on 09/16/2011

Your pug is wonderful.

[smeeg]

07:21 PM on 09/14/2011

Sad what some parents are capable of when going thru a break up

[NamVet 822]

07:16 PM on 09/14/2011

Stories of parental kidnapping will never go away until the Courts mature and conceed that children need both parents. Joint custody is the only solution. For decades it is the Dad who gets royally screwed by the Courts in divorce cases.

[FreeFran]

08:03 PM on 09/14/2011

One parent can still run away to another country with the child if there is a joint custody arrangement. That would solve nothing. Why don't you read up on the subject and find out that men remain at the same level of lifestyle and women end up poverty level. My ex-husband claims $80,000 a year less than he really makes (small business), but had enough money to buy an airplane to fly around in right after he claimed he couldn't pay his child support anymore. I feed, clothe, and keep a roof over our daughter's head while he takes plenty of days off from work to have fun. I won't even bother with court any more.

[opinionlady1]

08:16 PM on 09/14/2011

I hear ya! You are right on. I am so sorry for how your ex is treating you. I personally do not believe in joint custody. If you can truly manage to raise your children as a team, you can be married. Divorce is a nightmare.

[dobberp]

08:53 PM on 09/14/2011

Sometimes its the laws themselves that get in the way. My wife and I weren't married when our son was born, but I have been the responsible parent. State law prevented my name from being put on the birth certificate. Nevertheless, I love my son dearly and have done my best to fulfill my responsibilities. I got a call from my health insurance company stating that unless I could prove paternity, my son would no longer be covered even though I was paying for his coverage and I was married to his mother ( Obamacare has since made this illegal). I had to file a petition against my wife (who fortunately was in forgiving mood) and attend hearings at court, not to mention DNA test, just to fulfill my paternal obligations, obligations I was not being allowed to fulfill. Fortunately I was granted paternal rights, but not after alot of heartache, I was The irony is that I want to fulfill my obligations (which i was doing) and I was being told I wasn't allowed to, AND I had to go to court TO FULFILL my paternal responsibilities.

[Cheryl Bray]

08:16 PM on 09/14/2011

My ex wouldn't even appear in court for the original custody hearing, much less pay support or even call my son on his birthday. You think HE got screwed??? My SON is the one who was hurt.

[NamVet 822]

10:00 AM on 09/15/2011

As a man with a true Father's heart I have to admit it angers me that there are many men who refuse what is a great honor and that is to be a Father.

[Karolyn Clarke]

06:24 PM on 09/14/2011

Absolutely wonderful news for this mom and son!!! God Bless them both and ty God for them finding ea other!

[teresathegreat12]

06:21 PM on 09/14/2011

So nice that something good came of FB for once! Too many broken marriages and damaged friendships come from that thing!

[Betsy Davis]

06:14 PM on 09/14/2011

good grief, thats AWESOME!!! nice to see a happy story in the news :)

[Lincoln Gibbons]

06:02 PM on 09/14/2011

This one had me tearing up. I too know the joy of finding long lost relatives via Facebook. I've found a sister and my father, both of whom I haven't spoken to in over 10 years.

[kattialiebers]

03:04 AM on 10/17/2011

im so happy for you!

[Nella Weekes]

05:49 PM on 09/14/2011

Goodness... I'm a sucker for a happy ending. God bless them. I couldn't imagine losing a child to one of these heinous custody/kidnapping battles. wow. I wish them all the best going forward. A small part of me hopes he roughs up his dad for this ordeal.

[NamVet 822]

07:14 PM on 09/14/2011

That will never stop until the Courts wise up and understand that a child needs both parents. Joint custody is the only solution. For way to many decades the Dad gets royally screwed when it comes to children in a divorce.

[kattialiebers]

03:06 AM on 10/17/2011

i agree.