In the Marriage of McOwan v. McOwan (1994) FLC 92-451, [1993] FamCA 130, (1994) 17 Fam LR 337
The children were 2 1/2 and 1 at the date of the alleged wrongful removal. They had lived in Australia for the majority of their lives. The parents were separated and had joint rights of custody. On 18 June 1993 the mother took the children to England, her State of origin, for a vacation. She […]
Adams v. Wigfield [1993] 11 FRNZ 270
The child, a boy, was born on 15 June 1990. The parents were not married. On 28 September 1991 they moved from New Zealand to Australia to attempt a reconciliation. They separated on 30 November 1991. On 1 May 1992 the Brisbane Family Court made the parents joint guardians of the child, with the mother […]
Re M. (A Minor), 28 July 1993, transcript, Court of Appeal (England)
The child, a boy, was nearly 5 at the date of the alleged removal. He had lived in both England and Australia. The parents were married and had joint rights of custody. The family moved to Australia in May 1992. On 3 June 1993 the mother returned to England with the child. The father then […]
Police Commissioner of South Australia v. H., 6 August 1993, transcript, Family Court of Australia (Adelaide) [1993] FamCA 142
The child, a girl, was 2 at the date of the alleged wrongful removal. She had lived in England all her life. The parents were separated and had joint rights of custody. On 25 September 1992 the mother attempted to take the child to Australia. However, the child was not permitted to leave without a […]
Murray v. Director, Family Services (1993) FLC 92-416, [1993] FamCA 103, 16 Fam LR 982
The children involved in the application were aged almost 5, almost 4 and almost 2 at the date of the alleged wrongful removal. The parents were married and both enjoyed rights of custody. The children had spent their entire lives in New Zealand. On 13 April 1993 the mother unilaterally took them to Australia. On […]
Police Commissioner of South Australia v. Temple (No 2) (1993) FLC 92-424, [1993] FamCA 63, 17 Fam LR 144
The child, a girl, was 8 at the date of the alleged wrongful removal. She had lived in Portugal and England. The parents were separated and the mother had physical custody of the child in England. The father lived in Portugal. On 21 February 1992 the mother took the child to Australia for a six-week […]
F. v. F., 24 May 1993, transcript, High Court of Northern Ireland
The children, three boys, were aged almost 11, 9 1/3 and 5 at the date of the alleged wrongful removal. They had spent all of their lives in Western Australia. The parents were separated. The mother had been awarded sole custody but was restrained from removing the children from the jurisdiction without the written consent […]
Gazi v. Gazi (1993) FLC 92-341, 16 Fam LR 18, [1992] FamCA 80
The children, a boy and two girls, were 7 1/3, nearly 4 and 1 3/4 respectively at the date of the alleged wrongful removal. They had lived in Australia and France. The parents were separated. On 19 October 1992 an order was made in a court in Montpellier (France) which permitted the mother to live […]
C.K. v. C.K. [1994] 1 IR 260
The children were nearly 7 and 5 1/2 at the date of the alleged wrongful removal. They had lived in both Ireland and Australia. The parents were married and had joint rights of custody. In February 1989 the family moved to Australia, planning to return to Ireland in 1996. In June 1992 the father left […]
W. v. W. (Child Abduction: Acquiescence) [1993] 2 FLR 211
The child, a boy, was aged 4 1/2 at the date of the alleged wrongful retention. He had lived in Australia all of his life. The parents were married and both had custody rights. On 13 August 1991 the mother took the child to England to stay with the maternal grandparents. The nature of the […]