2 BvR 1206/98, Bundesverfassungsgericht, 17 August 1998

Procedural Matters The Federal Constitutional Court ruled that the constitutional complaint filed by the father was admissible; this justified the issuance of the provisional measure preventing the enforcement of the return decision taken by the Higher Regional Court. The non-enforceability of the decision provided legal certainty until the Federal Constitutional Court had ruled on the […]
2 BvR 1206/98, Bundesverfassungsgericht, 16 July 1998
7Ob72/98h, Oberster Gerichtshof

The three children, two girls and one boy, were 2, 4 and 5 years old, at the date of the alleged wrongful retention. The parents were married and the family lived in France. In the summer of 1997 the family travelled to Austria for a holiday. The father was arrested during the holiday following accusations […]
CA Amiens, 4 mars 1998, No de RG 5704759

Droit de garde – art. 3 Ayant constat? que l’enfant avait sa r?sidence habituelle au Qu?bec au moment du d?placement, la cour d’appel consulta les articles 598-600 du Code civil du Qu?bec afin de d?terminer si le p?re avait la garde de l’enfant et conclut qu’en vertu de ces articles, les parents avaient conjointement la […]
CA Versailles, 11 septembre 1997, No de RG 1997-2604

L’a?n?e des enfants en cause ?tait n?e aux Etats-Unis d’Am?rique. Alors que les parents ?taient en instance de divorce, la m?re l’emmena unilat?ralement en France. La demande de retour du p?re fut rejet?e mais les parents se r?concili?rent et la m?re retourna vivre aux Etats-Unis d’Am?rique avec l’enfant aupr?s du p?re. Deux ans plus tard, […]
CAA Paris, 11 juillet 1997, No 96PA01389

The child who was aged approximately 1 1/2 at the date of the alleged wrongful removal was born in France to a Canadian mother. On 13 May 1992 the mother relocated to Montr?al (Canada) with the child. In letters dated 5 March and 21 April 1993 the father sought the assistance of the French Central […]
Droit de la famille 2675, No 200-09-001425-971 (200-04-003138-979)

La demande concernait un enfant n? en France en avril 1996. Les parents, qui n’?taient pas mari?s, r?sidaient dans ce pays. Le 12 janvier 1997, la m?re emmena unilat?ralement l’enfant au Qu?bec. Le p?re demanda le retour de l’enfant en France. Le 22 avril 1997, la Cour sup?rieure du Qu?bec ordonna le retour de l’enfant […]
Droit de la famille 2675, No 200-04-003138-979

La demande concernait un enfant n? en France en avril 1996. Les parents, qui n’?taient pas mari?s, r?sidaient dans ce pays. Le 12 janvier 1997, la m?re emmena unilat?ralement l’enfant au Qu?bec. Le p?re demanda le retour de l’enfant en France.
Wojcik v. Wojcik, 959 F. Supp. 413 (E.D. Mich. 1997)

The children, two girls, were aged a little over 6 and 3 _ at the date of the alleged wrongful retention. They had spent the majority of their lives in France. The parents were married. On 13 October 1994 the mother took the children to the United States on vacation. On 1 November she informed […]
Cameron v. Cameron (No. 3) 1997 SCLR 192

The children of the family involved in the application, both girls, were aged 7 and almost 5, at the date of the alleged wrongful retention. Until December 1994 they had lived exclusively in Scotland. The parents were married and had joint rights of custody. However, on 21 December 1994 they entered into an agreement as […]