Re G. (A Minor) (Abduction) [1989] 2 FLR 475
The child, a boy, was 9 at the date of the alleged wrongful removal. He had lived in Australia for over four years. His parents were married and had joint rights of custody. On 15 February 1989 the mother took the boy to England. On 17 February 1989 the father was awarded custody by a […]
Re J. (Minor: Ward of Court) [1989] Fam 85
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)
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 […]
Re E. (A Minor) (Abduction) [1989] 1 FLR 135
The child, a boy, was 4 _ at the date of the alleged wrongful retention. The parents were married and each had custody rights in respect of the boy. On 2 February 1988 the father took the boy to England, his State of origin. The nature of the trip was disputed. Shortly after their arrival […]
MacMillan v. MacMillan 1989 SLT 350
The child, a girl, was 2 1/2 at the date of the alleged wrongful removal. She had lived in Canada all of her life. The parents were separated and had joint rights of custody. On 1 February 1988 the mother went to Scotland, her State of origin, with the child. On 1 April 1988 the […]
C. v. C. (Minor: Abduction: Rights of Custody Abroad) [1989] 1 WLR 654
The child, a boy, was 6 at the date of the alleged wrongful removal. He had lived in Australia all of his life. The parents were divorced; the mother had custody but neither parent could remove the child from Australia without the consent of the other. On 3 August 1988 the mother took the boy […]
Kilgour v. Kilgour 1987 SC 55
The children were aged 2 _ and 5 months at the date of the alleged wrongful removal / retention. They had spent their entire lives in Canada. The parents were married and had joint rights of custody. On 24 January 1986 the mother took the children to Scotland, her jurisdiction of origin.
‘I’m taking the kids’: There are 250 international parental abductions involving Canadians
When Kristen Allen’s former partner and her six-year-old daughter failed to arrive at the airport in Toronto one fateful evening in August 2018, her heart sank. Deep down, she knew her ex-boyfriend, John Varga Cuevas, had taken their daughter, Tatianna, and he wouldn’t be back. “I knew that he would take her,” she told CTVNews.ca […]
Efforts ramp up to find girl allegedly abducted by Grandparents in Calgary and taken overseas
Calgary police confirm a Canada-wide arrest warrant related to child abduction has been issued for the grandparents of a seven-year-old girl as her father desperately tries to find her. Justin Coutts told Global News he last saw his daughter on July 2, before she headed off on holidays with her maternal grandparents. They were supposed […]
The legal issues around international parental child abductions
Opinion: over 1,400 parental child abductions occur annually in Europe and can be very stressful and difficult to deal with for all involved Globalisation has contributed to the increased movement of people around the world. People set up home together and sometimes have children in different cultures and countries. However, if a relationship breaks down, […]