Gonzalez v. Gutierrez, 311 F.3d 942 (9th Cir 2002)

INCADAT legal file Hague parental abduction

Appeal allowed and application dismissed; a right of veto over the removal of a child from the jurisdiction did not afford a non-custodial parent a “right of custody” for the purposes of the Convention.

Lops v. Lops, 140 F.3d 927 (11th Cir. 1998)

INCADAT legal file Hague parental abduction

Appeal dismissed and return ordered; the children were not settled in the United States and the District Court had not abused its discretion in exercising jurisdiction in the case.