Canada (Citizenship and Immigration) v. Garcia, 2007 FCA 75, [2008] 1 F.C.R. 322
The proceedings related to a mother and two sons who came to Canada from Mexico and claimed refugee status under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (IRPA). In June 2004 the Quebec Court of Appeal issued a non-return order in a Hague Convention application for return of one of the boys, on the basis that […]
CA Toulouse, 28 novembre 2006, No de RG 1121
The child at issue is a girl born in June 2000. The family lived in Montr?al, Canada. After their separation, the parents decided that the mother would have physical custody of the child. That agreement was upheld by the courts in November 2005. On 18 January 2006 the mother took the child to France. The […]
Zaffino v. Zaffino (Abduction: Children’s Views) [2005] EWCA Civ 1012
Objections of the Child to a Return – Art. 13(2) All three Lord Justices hearing the appeal agreed that the children should be returned forthwith, however, each member of the panel stressed different issues in arriving at that conclusion. Thorpe LJ, with whom Wall LJ was in agreement, focussed on the manner in which the […]
Wilson v. Huntley (2005) A.C.W.S.J. 7084; 138 A.C.W.S. (3d) 1107
Habitual Residence – Art. 3 To determine whether the Convention could apply to the application it had to be determined whether the child was habitually resident in the United Kingdom. Reviewing a selection of case law the Court held first that the child could only have one habitual residence at any particular time. It then […]
Whiting v. Krassner, 391 F.3d 540 (3rd Cir. 2004)
The child, a girl, was 1 1/2 at the date of the alleged wrongful removal. Her parents were not married but lived together in New York until 19 October 2001. On that day they signed an agreement as to how the care of their child should be managed. It was agreed that they would each […]
V.B.M. v. D.L.J. [2004] N.J. No. 321; 2004 NLCA 56
The child, a girl, was aged 5 at the date of the alleged wrongful removal. She was born in Canada, but six months after her birth her parents moved to Washington State in the United States. The parents’ relationship eventually broke down and on 11 December 2002 the mother returned to Canada, her State of […]
M.B.G.A. c. R.V.M., Cour d’appel du Qu?bec, 8 juin 2004, N? 500-09-014099-048 (500-04-034363-037)
L’affaire concernait un enfant n? en 1998. Ses parents ?taient mexicains. L’enfant avait ?galement un demi-fr?re issu du premier mariage de leur m?re. La famille vivait au Mexique. En juillet 1999, ? la suite d’un incident de violence physique, la m?re quitta le domicile conjugal. Les relations parentales ?taient difficiles, le p?re souhaitant selon la […]
DeHaan v. Gracia [2004] AJ No.94 (QL), [2004] ABQD 4
Habitual Residence – Art. 3 If the father’s application was to succeed he had to establish that the children were still habitually resident in France on the date from which he alleged they were being retained against his will. The Court rejected this submission. It found that the parents had established a clear intention to […]
M.T. c. T.B., Cour d’appel du Qu?bec, 5 d?cembre 2003, N? 200-09-004648-033 (200-04-011942-032 & 200-04-011658-034)
L’affaire concernait une petite fille n?e en 2001. La famille ?tait ?tablie dans l’Etat de G?orgie aux Etats-Unis. Les parents ont une relation chaotique. Le 4 octobre 2002, ? la suite d’une agression physique, la m?re obtint un jugement prohibant ? son mari tout contact avec elle et l’enfant pendant 6 mois. Elle y renon?a […]
S.S.-C. c. G.C., Cour sup?rieure du Qu?bec, 15 ao?t 2003, n? 500-04-033270-035
La demande concernait le retour de trois enfants n?s en 1997, 1999 et 2001. La famille avait v?cu ? Montr?al jusqu’en novembre 2000. En raison d’opportunit?s professionnelles pour le p?re, la famille s’installa aux Etats-Unis, d’abord dans le Vermont puis dans le Connecticut ? partir de mars 2001. En 2001 et 2002, les parents et […]