Family of international fugitives looks ahead, not back, as they face custody case charges

FILE - In a Thursday Dec. 18, 2014 file photo, former family practice doctor Genevieve Kelley, center, looks back at her lawyers during a hearing in Coos County Superior Court in Lancaster, N.H. Kelley is charged with fleeing the country with her young daughter during a custody dispute. Kelley, turned herself in to face a custodial interference charge. (AP Photo/Jim Cole, File) (The Associated Press)

Scott Kelly is seen in this photo provided by the Clayton County Sheriff’s Office in Jonesboro, Ga. Kelley was arrested in April in Atlanta after a flight from Costa Rica. With him was his 19-year-old stepdaughter, who is at the heart of a custody dispute. (Clayton County Sheriff’s Office via AP) (The Associated Press)

CONCORD, N.H. – The sister of a New Hampshire man awaiting his return after a 10-year disappearance in a custody case says he's missed births, weddings and other milestones, but that it's time to move forward and be supportive.

Scott Kelley was arrested earlier this month in Atlanta after a flight from Costa Rica. With him was his 19-year-old stepdaughter, who is at the heart of the custody dispute.

The 50-year-old Kelley plans to testify on behalf of his wife, Genevieve Kelley, who turned herself in last year. Both face custodial interference and witness tampering charges.

Genevieve Kelley says they fled with her daughter in 2004 because her ex-husband abused the child. He was investigated, but never charged.

Scott Kelley's sister, Beth, says the family is focused on just being a family.