The child, a girl, was aged 3 _ and living in Cyprus at the time of the alleged wrongful removal. The parents had divorced in November 2000. One month later, before any custody decision was delivered, the mother and her boyfriend took the child to Switzerland.
The father’s return petition was issued at the l’Amtsgericht de Sursee on 9 May 2001. On 12 July the trial court ordered the return of the child. The mother appealed.
