Panazatou v. Pantazatos, No. FA 960713571S (Conn. Super. Ct. Sept. 24, 1997)
The child, a girl, was 2 1/2 at the date of the alleged wrongful removal. She had lived in both Greece and the United States, although the majority of her life had been spent in the former State. The parents were married and had joint rights of custody. On 11 September 1996 the mother took […]
Re S. (Child Abduction: Delay) [1998] 1 FLR 651
The child, a girl, was nearly 10 at the date of the second alleged wrongful removal. She had lived in Germany for a majority of her life. The parents were separated and had joint rights of custody. On 31 May 1996 the mother took the child to England. On 26 September 1996 the child returned […]
State Central Authority of Victoria v. Ardito, 29 October 1997, Family Court of Australia (Melbourne) [1997] FamCA 61
Grave Risk – Art. 13(1)(b) The court distinguished the instant case from previous case law on the basis that the mother had not deliberately refused to return to the United States. She had not endeavoured to create a defence of grave risk of psychological harm or an intolerable situation, she had consented to an order […]
Re A. (Abduction: Habitual Residence) [1998] 1 FLR 497
The child, a boy, was six months old at the date of the alleged wrongful removal. He had lived in the United Kingdom for the majority of his life. The parents were married and had joint rights of custody. In July 1995, as agreed between the parents, the mother went to England to prepare for […]
CA Versailles, 11 septembre 1997, No de RG 1997-2604
L’a?n?e des enfants en cause ?tait n?e aux Etats-Unis d’Am?rique. Alors que les parents ?taient en instance de divorce, la m?re l’emmena unilat?ralement en France. La demande de retour du p?re fut rejet?e mais les parents se r?concili?rent et la m?re retourna vivre aux Etats-Unis d’Am?rique avec l’enfant aupr?s du p?re. Deux ans plus tard, […]
Bundesverfassungsgericht, 2 BvR 1126/97, 18 July 1997
The children, two boys, were 7 and 6 respectively at the date of the alleged wrongful removal. Until then they had lived in Argentina all of their lives. The parents divorced in 1994 and the mother was awarded custody. However, under s. 264 (4) of the Argentinian Civil Code, even after a divorce, the agreement […]
5P.127/1997 (BGE 123 II 419) Bundesgericht, II. Zivilabteilung
The child, a girl, was aged 2 1/2 at the date of the alleged wrongful removal. Until then she had always lived in the United States. The parents, an American father and a Swiss mother, divorced in the United States in 1995 and shared custody of their daughter. In September 1996 the mother took the […]
CAA Paris, 11 juillet 1997, No 96PA01389
The child who was aged approximately 1 1/2 at the date of the alleged wrongful removal was born in France to a Canadian mother. On 13 May 1992 the mother relocated to Montr?al (Canada) with the child. In letters dated 5 March and 21 April 1993 the father sought the assistance of the French Central […]
Re O. (Child Abduction: Re-Abduction) [1997] 2 FLR 712
The children, both girls, were 8 and 4 1/2 at the date of the original wrongful removal. The parents were married and both enjoyed custody rights. On 13 September 1996 the mother unilaterally removed the girls from their home in California and took them to Sweden, her State of origin. The father commenced return proceedings. […]
Re J.A. (Child Abduction: Non-Convention Country) [1998] 1 FLR 231
The application related to a young girl born in the UAE. Her mother was British, her father a UAE national. The parents married in Sharjah and their daughter was born there in February 1995. Mother and child made an extended visit to England in the summer of 1995. In the summer of 1996 the mother […]