Graziano v. Daniels (1991) 14 Fam. LR 697, (1991) FLC 92-212

INCADAT legal file Hague parental abduction

The children were 7, 5, nearly 3 and 1 at the date of the alleged wrongful retention. They had lived in the United States for the majority of their lives. The parents were separated and had joint legal custody. On 5 April 1989 the mother took the children to Australia for a 7 week vacation […]

Collopy v. Christodoulou, No. 90 DR 1138 (D. Colo. May 8, 1991)

INCADAT legal file Hague parental abduction

The child, a girl, was 5 months old at the date of the alleged wrongful retention. She had lived in England for the first two months of her life. The parents were married and had joint rights of custody. On 27 October 1989 the mother went to the United States, her State of origin, with […]

Re M. (Minors) (Abduction) [1992] 2 FCR 608

INCADAT legal file Hague parental abduction

The children, 2 boys and a girl, were 10, 7 1/4 and 8 respectively at the date of the alleged wrongful removal. They had lived in the United States all of their lives. The parents were divorced and had joint legal custody, with physical care being vested in the mother. On 12 June 1989 the […]

Re S. (A Minor) (Abduction) [1991] 2 FLR 1

INCADAT legal file Hague parental abduction

The child, a girl, was 11 at the date of the alleged wrongful removal. She had lived in both Canada and the United States. The parents were divorced and had joint rights of custody, with the mother initially having physical care. On 3 July 1988 the father took the child from Canada to the United […]

1Ob614/90 Oberster Gerichtshof

INCADAT legal file Hague parental abduction

The child, a girl, was approximately 7 years old at the time of the allegedly wrongful removal. She had been living in Austria with her married parents since birth. On 16 January 1990 the mother took the child with her to the United States of America, leaving the father with only a letter of goodbye […]

Re N. (Minors) (Abduction) [1991] 1 FLR 413

INCADAT legal file Hague parental abduction

The children, a girl and a boy, were 3 1/2 and 2 at the date of the alleged wrongful removal. They had spent the majority of their lives in the United States. The parents were married. On 17 October 1989 the mother unilaterally took the children to England, her State of origin. In the aftermath […]

Sheikh v. Cahill, 145 Misc. 2d 171, 546 N.Y.S.2d 517 (Sup. Ct. 1989)

INCADAT legal file Hague parental abduction

The child, a boy, was 9 at the date of the alleged wrongful retention. In June 1986 the New York Kings County Family Court awarded the parents joint custody, with the mother to have care of the child. The father was given limited, supervised visitation. In July 1986 the mother took the child to England […]

Re J. (Minor: Ward of Court) [1989] Fam 85

INCADAT legal file Hague parental abduction

The child, a girl, was 5 at the date of the alleged wrongful removal. She had spent most of her life in England. The parents were divorced and the father had been granted access in several different orders. On 25 April 1984 the child had been made a ward of court and consequently she could […]

Navarro v. Bullock, 15 Fam. L. Rep. (B.N.A.) 1576 (Cal. Super. Ct. 1989)

INCADAT legal file Hague parental abduction

The children, a girl and a boy, were nearly 11 and 9 respectively at the date of the alleged wrongful retention. They had lived in Spain for the majority of their lives. The parents were separated. The father had provisional custody and the mother had visitation rights. In April 1985 the mother took the children […]