Pirrie v. Sawacki 1997 SLT 1160
The children, a boy and a girl, were 10 1/4 and 8 3/4 at the date of the alleged wrongful removal. They had lived in Scotland all of their lives. The parents were divorced and the mother had custody. On 13 June 1994 the mother took the children to the United States of America. The […]
Burns v. Burns, No. Civ. A. 96-6268 (E.D. Pa. Dec. 6, 1996)
The alleged wrongful retention related to four children. On 22 July 1996 the mother took them from their home in England to visit their father in the United States. He had been there since November 1994. After the children’s arrival the father took and “secured” their passports. He then filed for divorce in the Court […]
Cameron v. Cameron (No. 3) 1997 SCLR 192
The children of the family involved in the application, both girls, were aged 7 and almost 5, at the date of the alleged wrongful retention. Until December 1994 they had lived exclusively in Scotland. The parents were married and had joint rights of custody. However, on 21 December 1994 they entered into an agreement as […]
Re H.B. (Abduction: Children’s Objections) [1997] 1 FLR 392
The children, a boy and a girl, were aged 13 and 11 1/2 respectively at the date of the alleged wrongful retention. They had moved from England and had lived in Denmark for 7 years. The parents were divorced. The mother had the responsibility of care and control of the children and the father had […]
Kinnersley-Turner v. Kinnersley-Turner (1996), 140 D.L.R. (4th) 678 (Ont. C.A.)
The mother and father married in England in 1985 and divorced in 1988. Their one child, a girl, was born in 1988. Under the terms of a consent order issued by the English court, the mother was awarded custody and was also permitted to relocate to Canada. The father was granted access. The mother moved […]
Harsacky v. Harsacky, 930 S.W.2d 410 (Ky. App. 1996)
The children, both girls, were 4 _ and 3 at the date of the alleged wrongful retention. They had lived in both Finland and the United States. In April 1995, after almost three years in Finland, the family went to the United States. Prior to their departure they leased their home, sold many of their […]
The Ontario Court v. M. and M. (Abduction: Children’s Objections) [1997] 1 FLR 475
The children, a girl and boy, were 9 and 1 2/3 at the date of the alleged wrongful removal. They had spent all of their lives in Canada. On 26 September 1995 they were taken to England by their mother and father, (adoptive father in the case of the elder girl). On 3 October 1995 […]
H. v. H. (Abduction: Acquiescence) [1996] 2 FLR 570
The children were aged 3, almost 2 and 9 months at the date of the alleged wrongful removal. The two older children had lived in both England and Israel. The parents were married and had joint rights of custody. On 9 November 1995 the mother took the children to England. Following the removal the father […]
De L. v. Director-General, NSW Department of Community Services (1996) FLC 92-706
The children were 10 _ and 9 at the date of the alleged wrongful removal. The parents were married and both enjoyed rights of custody. On 17 February 1995 the mother took the children to Australia. The family had lived primarily in the United States until the mother and children travelled to Australia, with the […]
Director General of the Department of Community Services v. Apostolakis (1996) FLC 92-718, [1996] FamCA 57
The children, a boy and a pair of male and female twins, were 10 _ and 6 respectively at the date of the alleged wrongful removal. The parents were married and both enjoyed rights of custody. The eldest child had lived in New Zealand and Greece, while the twins had lived only in the latter […]