Perrin v. Perrin 1994 SC 45

INCADAT legal file Hague parental abduction

The child, a girl, was almost 1 at the date of the alleged wrongful removal. The parents were married. On 17 June 1992 the mother took the child to Scotland, her State of origin. In November 1992 the Sheriff Court awarded the mother custody of the child. The father sought return of the child. On […]

Adams v. Wigfield [1993] 11 FRNZ 270

INCADAT legal file Hague parental abduction

The child, a boy, was born on 15 June 1990. The parents were not married. On 28 September 1991 they moved from New Zealand to Australia to attempt a reconciliation. They separated on 30 November 1991. On 1 May 1992 the Brisbane Family Court made the parents joint guardians of the child, with the mother […]

Re M. (A Minor), 28 July 1993, transcript, Court of Appeal (England)

INCADAT legal file Hague parental abduction

The child, a boy, was nearly 5 at the date of the alleged removal. He had lived in both England and Australia. The parents were married and had joint rights of custody. The family moved to Australia in May 1992. On 3 June 1993 the mother returned to England with the child. The father then […]

Cohen v. Cohen, 158 Misc. 2d 1018, 602 N.Y.S.2d 994 (Sup. Ct. 1993)

INCADAT legal file Hague parental abduction

The children, a girl and a boy, were 4 and 3 at the date of the alleged wrongful removal. The parents were married. The children lived in the United States until December 1992. On 6 December the father took the children to Israel. The purpose of this visit was the subject of dispute. On 28 […]

Re S. (Minors) (Abduction: Wrongful Retention) [1994] Fam 70

INCADAT legal file Hague parental abduction

The children, both girls, were 4 _ and 1 at the date of the alleged wrongful retention. The parents were married. Until the family moved to England in September 1992 the girls had spent their entire lives in Israel. The parents came to England to take up research posts. Although the length of their stay […]

Re L. (Child Abduction) (Psychological Harm) [1993] 2 FLR 401

INCADAT legal file Hague parental abduction

The child, a boy, was 14 months at the date of the alleged wrongful removal. He had lived in the United States since birth. The parents were married and had joint rights of custody. On 25 September 1992 the mother took the child to England, her State of origin. The father filed for the return […]