
L.K. v. Director-General Department of Community Services [2009] HCA 9, (2009) 253 ALR 202
https://www.incadat.com/en/case/975
https://www.incadat.com/en/case/975
Appeal dismissed and return order confirmed; whilst the children objected to a return the standard required under Article 13(2) had not been reached.
Compensation would be awarded to the applicant father to cover the cost of locating the child, hiring a lawyer in Israel and the lawyer’s fees.
Return ordered subject to undertakings; the removal of the child breached the father’s rights of custody and the standard of harm required under Article 13(1)(b)
The High Court allowed the appeal in both cases. The cases were remitted to the Full Court of the Family Court for further consideration consistent
Application dismissed; the retention was not wrongful as the father had consented to the relocation of mother and child to Australia.
Return refused; the removal was wrongful but the child was found to have become settled in his new environment.
The child, a girl, was 4 at the time of the alleged wrongful removal from the USA. The parents were not married and met online
Return ordered; the removal was wrongful and neither Article 13(1)(b) nor Article 13(2) had been proven to the standard required under the Convention.
Removal wrongful but return refused; the standard required under Article 13(2) had been met with respect to the older girl’s objections and it was consequently