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 […]
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 […]
Paterson, Department of Health and Community Services v. Casse (1995) FLC 92-629, [1995] FamCA 71
The children, two boys and a girl, were 8, 6 and 4 respectively at the date of the alleged wrongful retention. They had lived in both Mauritius and Australia. The parents were married and had joint rights of custody. On 13 January 1995 the parents and children obtained visas for Australia which entitled them to […]
Hall v. Hibbs [1995] NZFLR 762
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Cooper v. Casey (1995) FLC 92-575, [1995] FamCA 2, 18 Fam LR 433
The children involved in the application were both boys, the elder being a little over 5 at the date of the alleged wrongful removal. The parents were married and both enjoyed rights of custody. Up until July 1993 the boys had moved between Australia and the United States. The mother then moved with the boys […]
Emmett and Perry and Director-General Department of Family Services and Aboriginal and Islander Affairs Central Authority and Attorney-General of the Commonwealth of Australia (Intervener)(1996), (1995) FLC 92-645, [1995] FamCA 77
The children, 3 girls, were 13 1 /2, 12 3/4 and 6 at the date of the alleged wrongful retention. They had lived in a number of countries including Australia and the United States. The parents were separated. In May 1991 the mother returned to Australia with the children. On 24 July 1991 the mother […]
N. v. N. (Abduction: Article 13 Defence) [1995] 1 FLR 107
The children, two boys and a girl, were ages 11, 5 and 8 1/3 respectively at the date of the alleged wrongful removal and lived in Australia. The parents separated in May 1993 and the children lived with their mother. In July 1993 the father agreed to the mother taking the children to England to […]
Re B. (A Minor) (Abduction) [1994] 2 FLR 249, [1994] Fam Law 606
The child, a boy, was 6 1/3 at the date of the alleged wrongful retention. He had lived in Western Australia all of his life. The parents were not married and the father had no legal custody rights in respect of the boy. However, for the six months prior to the removal the father was […]
Baxley v. Bull, 12 April 1994, transcript, Full Court of the Family Court of Australia (Perth) [1994] FamCA 31
The three children were 5 1/2, 5 1/2 and 2 2/3 at the date of the alleged wrongful retention. They had lived in the United States all of their lives. The parents were married and had joint rights of custody. On 8 February 1993 the mother took the children to Australia, her State of origin, […]