Fabri v. Pritikin-Fabri, 221 F. Supp. 2d 859 (N.D.III. July 13, 2001)
The child, a girl, was nearly 10 years old at the date of the alleged wrongful removal. She had lived in Italy all of her life. Her parents were separated the mother had primary care, the father frequent access. On 27 September 2000 the mother took the child to Chicago, USA. She left the father […]
(Deleted) Sharif Salah v. Awes, No. F9001664 (Minn. App. Div. 2001)
The child was approximately 3 at the date of the alleged wrongful retention. It was disputed whether the parents were legally married. They stopped cohabiting in 1997. Thereafter the child lived with the mother. In 1999 the mother took the child to the United States. In June 2000 the father applied to the Canadian Central […]
J.S.S. v. P.R.S, [2001] 9 W.W.R. 581 (Sask. Q.B.)
The mother and father, South African nationals, were married in 1993. Their child, a boy, was born in Canada in May 1995. The family returned to South Africa during the summer of 1995 and lived there for a year. In August 1996 they returned to the United States and lived in Pennsylvania. The mother brought […]
Armiliato v. Zaric-Armiliato, 169 F. Supp. 2d 230 (SDNY 2001)
The child, a girl, was aged 7 1/3 at the date of the alleged wrongful removal. Her father was an Italian citizen, her mother had Italian and Yugoslavian citizenship. The family travelled frequently throughout the world as a result of the father’s career as an international opera singer. The family rented a flat in Genoa. […]
March v. Levine, 249 F.3d 462 (6th Cir. 2001)
The children, a boy and a girl, were 10 and 6 respectively at the date of the alleged wrongful removal. They had lived in both the United States and Mexico. The parents had been married, however the mother disappeared in 1996 and thereafter the father cared for the children alone. The maternal grandparents alleged that […]
40 F 130/01 HK, Familiengericht Saarbr?cken
The child, a girl, was 6 years old at the date of alleged wrongful retention. From March 1997 to 1998 she lived in Tennessee (USA) with her parents and three siblings from the mother’s previous marriage. In August 1998 the parents divorced. The father was awarded sole custody and his daughter remained with him in […]
McL. v. McL.
The four children, two boys and female twins were aged 13, 10 and 8 at the date of the alleged wrongful removal. They were all born in the United States and lived there all of their lives. The parents were separated. The children remained in the actual care of the mother. In the summer of […]
Mozes v. Mozes, 239 F.3d 1067 (9th Cir. 2001)
The children, two girls and a boy, were approximately 8 1/2, 4 1/2 and 4 1/2 respectively at the date of the alleged wrongful retention. They had lived in both Israel and the United States. The parents were married and had joint rights of custody. In April 1997 the mother took the children to the […]
Croll v. Croll, 229 F.3d 133 (2d Cir. September 20, 2000 cert. den. Oct. 9, 2001)
The child, a girl, was approximately 9 at the date of the alleged wrongful removal. She had lived in Hong Kong all of her life. The parents were divorced. The mother had sole custody of the child and the father had rights of access. A custody decree barred the unilateral removal of the child from […]
Janzik v. Schand, 2000 WL 1745203 (N.D.Ill.)
Rights of Access – Art. 21 The court adopted the approach taken in Bromley v. Bromley, which held that the Convention provided no remedy where there had been a breach of access rights unless there had also been a wrongful removal. Taking this approach the court found that there was no cause of action under […]