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Alternative Dispute Resolution

Oct. 1, 2026

Beverly Hills lawyer and neutral charged in San Diego child abduction case

Prosecutors allege Harold G. Becks drove his daughter and granddaughter to Mexico in violation of court orders in a custody dispute, then lied about it.

Harold G. Becks, a Beverly Hills attorney and neutral, has been charged with kidnapping and child abduction for allegedly helping his daughter take her 6-year-old child to Mexico in violation of court orders in an ongoing custody dispute.

San Diego County prosecutors charged Becks and his daughter, Erica Lyn Becks, with felony kidnapping and child abduction on Sept. 10. The complaint alleges they unlawfully detained and concealed the child between July 27 and Sept. 8, depriving th...

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