L. v. L., 21 June 1993, (Extract from the Jerusalem Post, 16 August 1993) The Supreme Court of Israel, sitting as a Court of Civil Appeals
The child, a boy, was nearly 3 at the date of the alleged wrongful removal. He had lived in the United States all of his life. The parents were married and had joint rights of custody. On 24 October 1991 the mother unilaterally took the child to Israel, her State of origin. The father also […]
Re L. (Child Abduction) (Psychological Harm) [1993] 2 FLR 401
The child, a boy, was 14 months at the date of the alleged wrongful removal. He had lived in the United States since birth. The parents were married and had joint rights of custody. On 25 September 1992 the mother took the child to England, her State of origin. The father filed for the return […]
Viragh v. Foldes, 415 Mass 96, 612 N.E.2d 241 (Mass. 1993)
The children, two boys, were 6 and 8 at the date of the alleged wrongful removal. They had spent all of their lives in Hungary. The parents were divorced, the mother having been awarded custody, the father access. On 11 November 1990 the mother took the boys to the United States to join her new […]
Levesque v. Levesque, 816 F. Supp. 662 (D. Kan. 1993)
The child, a girl, was 3 at the date of the alleged wrongful removal. The parents were married. The child lived in Germany until May 1991. She then moved with her parents to the United States. In April 1992 the mother took the child to Germany, only to return five weeks later. On 21 June […]
Wolfe v. Wolfe [1993] NZFLR 277
Rights of Custody – Art. 3 The court held that under the interim order when the father had care of the child he had a right to determine where the child should live and a duty to care for the child. On this basis the court found that the father had a right of custody. […]
Re T. and Others (Minors) (Hague Convention: Access) [1993] 2 FLR 617
The children were aged 6, 5, and 3 at the date of the application for access. On 26 April 1991 the mother unilaterally took the children to England in breach of the father’s rights of custody. On 8 November 1991, upon undertakings being volunteered, the High Court granted a return order In March 1992, at […]
Re O. (A Minor) (Abduction: Habitual Residence) [1993] 2 FLR 594
The child, a girl, was almost 6 at the date of the alleged wrongful removal. She had lived in both the United States and England. The parents were divorced and had joint rights of custody, with the mother having primary care. In November 1990, with leave of the Nevada District Court, the mother moved to […]
Friedrich v. Friedrich, 983 F.2d 1396, 125 ALR Fed. 703 (6th Cir. 1993)
The child, a boy, was 1 2/3 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 […]
Re C. (Minors) (Enforcing Foreign Access Order) [1993] 1 FCR 770
The child, a boy, was nearly ten at the date of the proceedings. The parents were divorced. On 18 April 1985 the New Hampshire Superior Court awarded custody to the mother and reasonable rights of access to the father. This was on the understanding that following the divorce the mother would relocate to England with […]
Cass Civ 1?re 16/7/1992, H. c. H.
The children, a boy and girl, were aged almost 2 and 3 months at the date of the alleged wrongful retention. The parents were married. In the summer of 1989 the family came to France for a holiday. On 30 July 1989 the mother informed the father that she did not intend to return with […]