Decision of 9 March 1999, [1999] R.D.F. 298

INCADAT legal file Hague parental abduction

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The children, a boy and a girl, were almost 7 and 4 at the date of the alleged wrongful removal. They had lived in Canada and New Caledonia. The parents were not married. The family lived together in Quebec, Canada until 19 September 1997. They then moved at the father’s behest to New Caledonia. The mother took a one year leave of absence from her employment.
In early summer 1998 the father arranged for his mistress to move to New Caledonia as well. On 21 July 1998 the mother, having taken money from the father, returned to Canada with the children. A warrant was then issued in New Caledonia for the arrest of the mother on the basis of her having stolen money from the father. The father then petitioned for the return of the children.