Friedrich v. Friedrich, 78 F.3d 1060 (6th Cir. 1996)
The child, a boy, was 2 at the date of the alleged wrongful removal. He had spent all of his life in Germany. The parents had very recently separated. On 2 August 1991 the mother took the boy to the United States, her State of origin. On 23 September 1991 the father’s return application was […]
Bundesverfassungsgericht, 2 BvR 982/95 and 2 BvR 983/95, 10 October 1995
The child, a girl, was nine months old at the date of the alleged wrongful removal. She was taken by her mother from North Carolina in the United States to Germany on 15 November 1993. The father petitioned for her return under the Convention. The Family Court (Familiengericht) of Schwelm refused to order her return. […]
Re Medhurst and Markle; Attorney General of Ontario Intervenor, (1995) 26 OR (3d) 178
The child, a girl, was 2 months old at the date of the alleged wrongful removal. She had lived in Germany since her birth, 16 December 1994. The parents were married and had joint rights of custody. In February 1995 the mother returned to Canada, her State of origin, with the child. In May 1995 […]
Wanninger v. Wanninger, 850 F. Supp. 78 (D. Mass. 1994)
The children, two girls and a boy, were aged 6, 4 and 3 at the date of the alleged wrongful retention. They had lived all their lives in Germany. The parents were married. On 25 November 1993 the mother took the children to the United States for a six week holiday. On 12 January 1994 […]
Slagenweit v. Slagenweit, 841 F. Supp. 264 (N.D. Iowa 1993)
The child, a girl, was almost 3 at the date of the alleged wrongful retention. The parents were married. The child lived in Germany until June 1991 when the parents agreed that she would travel to the United States with the father. The girl, the youngest of three siblings, returned as agreed in October 1991. […]
In re Ponath, 829 F. Supp. 363 (D. Utah 1993)
The child, a boy, was 1 at the date of the alleged wrongful removal. The parents were married. The child lived in the United States until November 1991. He then moved with his parents to Germany. From February 1992 the mother wanted to return to the United States but the father would not let her. […]
Levesque v. Levesque, 816 F. Supp. 662 (D. Kan. 1993)
The child, a girl, was 3 at the date of the alleged wrongful removal. The parents were married. The child lived in Germany until May 1991. She then moved with her parents to the United States. In April 1992 the mother took the child to Germany, only to return five weeks later. On 21 June […]
Friedrich v. Friedrich, 983 F.2d 1396, 125 ALR Fed. 703 (6th Cir. 1993)
The child, a boy, was 1 2/3 at the date of the alleged wrongful removal. He had spent all of his life in Germany. The parents had very recently separated. On 2 August 1991 the mother took the boy to the United States, her State of origin. On 23 September 1991 the father’s return application […]
Re B.-M. (Wardship: Jurisdiction) [1993] 1 FLR 979
The child, a boy, was 10 months at the date of the alleged wrongful retention. The parents were not married and the father had no legal custody rights in respect of the boy. On 3 September 1992 the mother took the child to Germany, her State of origin. In August 1992 the father had begun […]
Zimmerman v. Zimmerman (1992), 42 R.F.L. (3d) 264 (B.C.S.C.)
The two children, boys (J & G), were born in Canada in 1989 and 1991 to German parents who had been landed immigrants in Canada since 1987. In November 1991 the parents separated and the mother took G to Germany. When the mother returned to Canada in April 1992 the parties arrived at a written […]