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 […]
Ciotola v. Fiocca, 86 Ohio Misc. 2d 24, 684 N.E.2d 763 (Ohio Com. Pl. 1997)
The child, a girl, was 1 1/3 at the date of the alleged wrongful retention. She had lived in Italy all of her life. The parents were married and had joint rights of custody. On 6 June 1996 the mother took the child to the United States to visit her relatives. She did not return. […]
De Lewinski and Legal Aid Commission of New South Wales v. Director-General New South Wales Department of Community Services (1997) FLC 92-737, [1997] FamCA 11, 21 Fam LR 413
The children were 10 1/2 and 9 at the date of the alleged wrongful removal. The parents were married and both enjoyed rights of custody. On 17 February 1995 the mother took the children to Australia. The family had lived primarily in the United States until the mother and children travelled to Australia, with the […]
In re K. v. K., No. C 97-0021 SC (N.D. Cal. Apr. 11, 1997)
The child, a boy, was aged about 2 at the date of the alleged wrongful removal. The parents were married and had joint rights of custody. On 10 May 1996 the mother left the matrimonial home with the child, alleging she had suffered violence at the hands of the father. The police reported that the […]
State Central Authority v. Ayob (1997) FLC 92-746, 21 Fam. LR 567
The child, a girl, was 5 1/2 at the date of the alleged wrongful removal. She had lived in the United States all of her life. The parents were separated. Custody was regulated by an agreement entered into by the parents whereby the mother had care of the child and the father had visitation rights. […]
In the Matter of Mahmoud, No. CV 964 165 (RJD) (E.D.N.Y. Jan. 24, 1997)
The mother applied for the return of her child before a New York State court. On the day of the hearing the father filed a notice of removal with the state and federal courts. Nevertheless, the state court judge ordered the return of the child. The mother then returned to England. Subsequently, before the federal […]
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 […]
4Ob2378/96a, Oberster Gerichtshof
L’enfant, une fille, ?tait ?g?e d’un an ? la date du d?placement dont le caract?re illicite ?tait all?gu?. La famille vivait dans le Michigan. Le 30 octobre 1995, la m?re emmena unilat?ralement l’enfant en Autriche, sans le faire savoir au p?re. Le 3 novembre 1995, la m?re demanda la garde de l’enfant. Le 10 novembre […]
In re Interest of Zarate, No. 96 C 50394 (N.D. Ill. Dec. 23, 1996)
The child, a girl, was 7 at the date of the alleged wrongful retention. On 25 August 1988 the parents signed an agreement before a municipal court judge in Mexico giving the father custody. The child had lived in Mexico from 1988 until July 1995. In July 1995 the mother took the child to the […]
Re K. (Abduction: Consent) [1997] 2 FLR 212
The child, a girl, was aged almost 1 at the date of the alleged wrongful retention. The parents were married. On 25 October 1996 the mother returned with the child to her former home in England. On 1 November 1996 the mother informed the father that she did not intend to return to the family […]