Decision of 12/09/2001, Juvenile Court, Palermo, Case No.81/2001 Civ. Reg. Gen.

The children, a boy born in 1985 and a boy born in 1995, had their habitual residence in Belgium. Under an order made by a Li?ge Court on 13 September 2000 their mother had sole custody.
In December 2000, whilst exercising a period of overnight access the father took the boys to Italy. The mother petitioned for the return of the children.