Kinnersley-Turner v. Kinnersley-Turner (1996), 140 D.L.R. (4th) 678 (Ont. C.A.)
The mother and father married in England in 1985 and divorced in 1988. Their one child, a girl, was born in 1988. Under the terms of a consent order issued by the English court, the mother was awarded custody and was also permitted to relocate to Canada. The father was granted access. The mother moved […]
The Ontario Court v. M. and M. (Abduction: Children’s Objections) [1997] 1 FLR 475
The children, a girl and boy, were 9 and 1 2/3 at the date of the alleged wrongful removal. They had spent all of their lives in Canada. On 26 September 1995 they were taken to England by their mother and father, (adoptive father in the case of the elder girl). On 3 October 1995 […]
H. v. H. (Abduction: Acquiescence) [1996] 2 FLR 570
The children were aged 3, almost 2 and 9 months at the date of the alleged wrongful removal. The two older children had lived in both England and Israel. The parents were married and had joint rights of custody. On 9 November 1995 the mother took the children to England. Following the removal the father […]
De L. v. Director-General, NSW Department of Community Services (1996) FLC 92-706
The children were 10 _ 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 […]
Director General of the Department of Community Services v. Apostolakis (1996) FLC 92-718, [1996] FamCA 57
The children, a boy and a pair of male and female twins, were 10 _ and 6 respectively at the date of the alleged wrongful removal. The parents were married and both enjoyed rights of custody. The eldest child had lived in New Zealand and Greece, while the twins had lived only in the latter […]
A. v. S., 24 June 1996, Venice Juvenile Court
The child, a boy, was nearly 2 at the date of the alleged wrongful removal. He had lived in both the United States and Italy. The parents were separated. On 4 May 1995 the mother took the child to Italy with the father’s consent. On 11 November 1995 the father sent a letter to the […]
Walton v. Walton, 925 F. Supp. 453 (S.D. Miss. 1996)
The child, a girl, was 4 1/4 at the date of the alleged wrongful removal. The parents were married. The family had lived in the United States, but, in October 1994 moved to Australia. On 19 March 1996 the mother unilaterally took the girl and her half brother back to the United States. On 22 […]
Y.D. v. J.B., [1996] R.D.F. 753 (Que.C.A.)
The children, a girl and a boy, were 5 1/3 and 3 1/3 on the date of the alleged wrongful removal. They had lived in both Canada and the United States. The parents were married and had joint rights of custody. On 18 January 1996 the mother took the children to Canada, her State of […]
Brennan v. Cibault, 643 N.Y.S.2d 780, 227 A.2d 965 (N.Y. App. Div. 1996)
The child, a girl, was almost 2 at the date of the alleged wrongful retention. She had lived in France until 26 June 1995 when her father took her to the United States, his State of origin, for a six week visit. During the visit the parents decided to separate. They agreed that the child […]
R? 1996 ref 52, A.F.J. v. T.J., 9 May 1996, Supreme Administrative Court of Sweden
The child, a girl, was 7 2/3 at the date of the alleged wrongful retention. The parents were divorced. A shuttle custody arrangement was established whereby the child would continually move between Sweden and the United States and the custody of her mother and father every few years. The parties also included a clause that […]