H. v. H. (Abduction: Acquiescence) [1996] 2 FLR 570
The children were aged 3, almost 2 and 9 months at the date of the alleged wrongful removal. The two older children had lived in both England and Israel. The parents were married and had joint rights of custody. On 9 November 1995 the mother took the children to England. Following the removal the father […]
Re S. (Abduction: Children: Separate Representation) [1997] 1 FLR 486
The children, two girls, were 14 and 11 3/4 at the date of the alleged wrongful removal. They had lived in New Zealand for the majority of their lives. The parents were separated. In late 1986 the mother took the children to the United Kingdom. On 20 June 1986 the High Court ordered the return […]
Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea v. Holder, Nyack and Warrener, No. 4896/96 (N.Y. Sup. Ct. May 10, 1996)
The children, both girls, were 6 and 1 at the date of the alleged wrongful removal. On 18 January 1996 the High Court made a care order in favour of the local authority, the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. This provided, inter alia, that the children could not be removed from the jurisdiction without […]
Cameron v. Cameron (No. 2) 1997 SLT 206
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 a separation agreement […]
Marshall v. Marshall 1996 SLT 429
The child, a girl, was 13 1/2 at the date of the alleged wrongful removal. She had lived in Ireland all of her life. The parents were separated. The father lived in Scotland and the mother, with whom the girl resided, in Ireland. On 28 April 1995 the girl went to Scotland with the help […]
R. v. R. (Residence Order: Child Abduction) [1995] Fam 209, [1995] 3 WLR 425
The hearing related to three children who were aged 11, 7, and 4. They had lived all of their lives in Tenerife before being taken by their mother to England on 21 April 1994. This was prima facie in violation of the father’s right of veto over the removal of the children from the jurisdiction. […]
Cameron v. Cameron 1996 SC 17
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 spent all of their lives in Scotland. The parents were married and had joint rights of custody. However, on 21 December 1994 they entered into […]
Re F. (A Minor) (Abduction: Custody Rights Abroad) [1995] Fam 224, [1995] 3 WLR 339, [1995] Fam Law 534
The child, a boy, was 3 1/2 at the date of the alleged wrongful removal. He had lived in the United States all of his life. The parents were married and each had custody rights in respect of the boy. On 13 July 1994 the mother took the boy to Wales, her State of origin. […]
Re G. (A Minor), 3 October 1995, transcript, Court of Appeal
The children were 13 and 8 at the date of the alleged wrongful retention. They had lived in both England and the United States. In September 1992 the family moved to the United States. In August 1993, following a vacation in England, the father and children returned to the United States without the mother. Visits […]
Re A. (Minors) (Abduction: Habitual Residence) [1996] 1 WLR 25
The children were aged 5 2/3, 4 2/3 and 8 months at the date of the alleged wrongful removal. The parents were married and both had custody rights in respect of the children. On 3 April 1995 the mother took the children to England, her State of origin. The father, a United States serviceman, came […]