Harkness v. Harkness, 227 Mich. App. 581, 577 N.W. 2d 116 (Mich. Ct. App. 1998)
The children, both girls, were 6 and 4 at the date of the alleged wrongful retention. They had lived in both Germany and the United States. The parents were married and had joint rights of custody. In July 1995 mother and children travelled to Michigan to stay with the paternal grandparents. The nature of the […]
Re S. (Child Abduction: Delay) [1998] 1 FLR 651
The child, a girl, was nearly 10 at the date of the second alleged wrongful removal. She had lived in Germany for a majority of her life. The parents were separated and had joint rights of custody. On 31 May 1996 the mother took the child to England. On 26 September 1996 the child returned […]
Bundesverfassungsgericht, 2 BvR 1126/97, 18 July 1997
The children, two boys, were 7 and 6 respectively at the date of the alleged wrongful removal. Until then they had lived in Argentina all of their lives. The parents divorced in 1994 and the mother was awarded custody. However, under s. 264 (4) of the Argentinian Civil Code, even after a divorce, the agreement […]
Re O. (Child Abduction: Custody Rights) [1997] 2 FLR 702, [1997] Fam Law 781
The child, a girl, was 4 1/2 at the date of the alleged wrongful removal. She had lived in Germany all of her life. On 16 December 1996 the mother and her British partner took the girl to England. The parents of the child were married but it was not the father who sought the […]
Steffen F. v. Severina P., 966 F. Supp. 922 (D. Ariz 1997)
The child, a boy, was aged 1 _ at the date of the alleged wrongful removal. Prior to the removal he had lived all of his life in Germany. The parents were separated, but, on 13 March 1995 they entered into an agreement as to the care of the child. On 13 November the mother […]
Friedrich v. Friedrich, 78 F.3d 1060 (6th Cir. 1996)
The child, a boy, was 2 at the date of the alleged wrongful removal. He had spent all of his life in Germany. The parents had very recently separated. On 2 August 1991 the mother took the boy to the United States, her State of origin. On 23 September 1991 the father’s return application was […]
Bundesverfassungsgericht, 2 BvR 982/95 and 2 BvR 983/95, 10 October 1995
The child, a girl, was nine months old at the date of the alleged wrongful removal. She was taken by her mother from North Carolina in the United States to Germany on 15 November 1993. The father petitioned for her return under the Convention. The Family Court (Familiengericht) of Schwelm refused to order her return. […]
Re Medhurst and Markle; Attorney General of Ontario Intervenor, (1995) 26 OR (3d) 178
The child, a girl, was 2 months old at the date of the alleged wrongful removal. She had lived in Germany since her birth, 16 December 1994. The parents were married and had joint rights of custody. In February 1995 the mother returned to Canada, her State of origin, with the child. In May 1995 […]
Wanninger v. Wanninger, 850 F. Supp. 78 (D. Mass. 1994)
The children, two girls and a boy, were aged 6, 4 and 3 at the date of the alleged wrongful retention. They had lived all their lives in Germany. The parents were married. On 25 November 1993 the mother took the children to the United States for a six week holiday. On 12 January 1994 […]
Slagenweit v. Slagenweit, 841 F. Supp. 264 (N.D. Iowa 1993)
The child, a girl, was almost 3 at the date of the alleged wrongful retention. The parents were married. The child lived in Germany until June 1991 when the parents agreed that she would travel to the United States with the father. The girl, the youngest of three siblings, returned as agreed in October 1991. […]