Re O. (Abduction: Consent and Acquiescence) [1997] 1 FLR 924
The child, a boy, was aged 2 1/2 at the date of the alleged wrongful removal. The parents were married. On 28 August 1996 the child was taken to England by the mother. On 27 August 1996 the parents had signed a document purporting to allow the mother to relocate to the UK with the […]
S. v. H. (Abduction: Access Rights) [1998] Fam 49
The child, a boy, was aged 7 at the date of the alleged wrongful retention. He had lived in Italy all his life. The parents were not married and did not cohabit. In June 1996 the mother took the child to England, she informed the Italian Court that she intended to return in September. She […]
In the Matter of Mahmoud, No. CV 964 165 (RJD) (E.D.N.Y. Jan. 24, 1997)
The mother applied for the return of her child before a New York State court. On the day of the hearing the father filed a notice of removal with the state and federal courts. Nevertheless, the state court judge ordered the return of the child. The mother then returned to England. Subsequently, before the federal […]
Re K. (Abduction: Consent) [1997] 2 FLR 212
The child, a girl, was aged almost 1 at the date of the alleged wrongful retention. The parents were married. On 25 October 1996 the mother returned with the child to her former home in England. On 1 November 1996 the mother informed the father that she did not intend to return to the family […]
Pirrie v. Sawacki 1997 SLT 1160
The children, a boy and a girl, were 10 1/4 and 8 3/4 at the date of the alleged wrongful removal. They had lived in Scotland all of their lives. The parents were divorced and the mother had custody. On 13 June 1994 the mother took the children to the United States of America. The […]
Burns v. Burns, No. Civ. A. 96-6268 (E.D. Pa. Dec. 6, 1996)
The alleged wrongful retention related to four children. On 22 July 1996 the mother took them from their home in England to visit their father in the United States. He had been there since November 1994. After the children’s arrival the father took and “secured” their passports. He then filed for divorce in the Court […]
Cameron v. Cameron (No. 3) 1997 SCLR 192
The children of the family involved in the application, both girls, were aged 7 and almost 5, at the date of the alleged wrongful retention. Until December 1994 they had lived exclusively in Scotland. The parents were married and had joint rights of custody. However, on 21 December 1994 they entered into an agreement as […]
Re H.B. (Abduction: Children’s Objections) [1997] 1 FLR 392
The children, a boy and a girl, were aged 13 and 11 1/2 respectively at the date of the alleged wrongful retention. They had moved from England and had lived in Denmark for 7 years. The parents were divorced. The mother had the responsibility of care and control of the children and the father had […]
Kinnersley-Turner v. Kinnersley-Turner (1996), 140 D.L.R. (4th) 678 (Ont. C.A.)
The mother and father married in England in 1985 and divorced in 1988. Their one child, a girl, was born in 1988. Under the terms of a consent order issued by the English court, the mother was awarded custody and was also permitted to relocate to Canada. The father was granted access. The mother moved […]
The Ontario Court v. M. and M. (Abduction: Children’s Objections) [1997] 1 FLR 475
The children, a girl and boy, were 9 and 1 2/3 at the date of the alleged wrongful removal. They had spent all of their lives in Canada. On 26 September 1995 they were taken to England by their mother and father, (adoptive father in the case of the elder girl). On 3 October 1995 […]