Re S. (Minors) (Abduction: Wrongful Retention) [1994] Fam 70
The children, both girls, were 4 _ and 1 at the date of the alleged wrongful retention. The parents were married. Until the family moved to England in September 1992 the girls had spent their entire lives in Israel. The parents came to England to take up research posts. Although the length of their stay […]
Foxman v Foxman
The applicant and respondent were married in Canada and had three children. After their divorce the mother took the children to Israel in March 1992. The mother argued that Quebec was not a ‘country’ bound by the 1980 Convention, that the father was not entitled to demand the return of the children since the mother […]
C. v. C., 25 May 1992, Tel Aviv District Court (Israel)
Aims of the Convention – Preamble, Arts 1 and 2 The Court expressed the view that it was competent to annul the decision of the Haifa District Court regarding custody since the provisions of the Convention took precedence over all contrary legal provisions (under the Israeli implementing statute). In this the Court referred to Article […]
T. v. M., 15 April 1992, transcript (Unofficial Translation), Supreme Court of Israel
The child, a boy, was 5 1/2 at the date of the alleged wrongful removal. He had lived in France all of his life. The parents were divorced; they had joint custody with the child residing with the mother. In January 1991 the mother took the child to Israel. The father applied for the return […]
