In the Marriage of McOwan v. McOwan (1994) FLC 92-451, [1993] FamCA 130, (1994) 17 Fam LR 337
The children were 2 1/2 and 1 at the date of the alleged wrongful removal. They had lived in Australia for the majority of their lives. The parents were separated and had joint rights of custody. On 18 June 1993 the mother took the children to England, her State of origin, for a vacation. She […]
Urness v. Minto 1994 SC 249
The children, both boys, were 11 1/2 and 8 1/2 at the date of the alleged wrongful removal. They had moved between Scotland and the United States. The parents were divorced. On 2 January 1993 the mother took the children to Scotland without the permission of the father. On 17 August 1995 the Outer House […]
McCarthy v. McCarthy [1994] SLT 743
The children, two boys and a girl, were aged 10, 2 and 5 respectively at the date of the alleged wrongful removal. They had lived in Ireland all of their lives. The parents were separated and both parents were guardians of the children; the mother had care and control and the father had access. Neither […]
Perrin v. Perrin 1994 SC 45
The child, a girl, was almost 1 at the date of the alleged wrongful removal. The parents were married. On 17 June 1992 the mother took the child to Scotland, her State of origin. In November 1992 the Sheriff Court awarded the mother custody of the child. The father sought return of the child. On […]
Re M. (A Minor), 28 July 1993, transcript, Court of Appeal (England)
The child, a boy, was nearly 5 at the date of the alleged removal. He had lived in both England and Australia. The parents were married and had joint rights of custody. The family moved to Australia in May 1992. On 3 June 1993 the mother returned to England with the child. The father then […]
Police Commissioner of South Australia v. H., 6 August 1993, transcript, Family Court of Australia (Adelaide) [1993] FamCA 142
The child, a girl, was 2 at the date of the alleged wrongful removal. She had lived in England all her life. The parents were separated and had joint rights of custody. On 25 September 1992 the mother attempted to take the child to Australia. However, the child was not permitted to leave without a […]
Police Commissioner of South Australia v. Temple (No 2) (1993) FLC 92-424, [1993] FamCA 63, 17 Fam LR 144
The child, a girl, was 8 at the date of the alleged wrongful removal. She had lived in Portugal and England. The parents were separated and the mother had physical custody of the child in England. The father lived in Portugal. On 21 February 1992 the mother took the child to Australia for a six-week […]
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 […]
Re L. (Child Abduction) (Psychological Harm) [1993] 2 FLR 401
The child, a boy, was 14 months at the date of the alleged wrongful removal. He had lived in the United States since birth. The parents were married and had joint rights of custody. On 25 September 1992 the mother took the child to England, her State of origin. The father filed for the return […]
F. v. F., 24 May 1993, transcript, High Court of Northern Ireland
The children, three boys, were aged almost 11, 9 1/3 and 5 at the date of the alleged wrongful removal. They had spent all of their lives in Western Australia. The parents were separated. The mother had been awarded sole custody but was restrained from removing the children from the jurisdiction without the written consent […]