R. v. R. (Residence Order: Child Abduction) [1995] Fam 209, [1995] 3 WLR 425
The hearing related to three children who were aged 11, 7, and 4. They had lived all of their lives in Tenerife before being taken by their mother to England on 21 April 1994. This was prima facie in violation of the father’s right of veto over the removal of the children from the jurisdiction. […]
Szalas v. Szabo, [1995] O.J. No. 3632 (Gen. Div.)
The mother and father, Hungarian nationals, were married in Hungary in 1980. After they separated, the mother, with the consent of the father, took custody of their two children, a girl born in 1981 and a boy born in 1984. The father later remarried and emigrated to Canada in 1990. The two children visited the […]
Cameron v. Cameron 1996 SC 17
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 spent all of their lives in Scotland. The parents were married and had joint rights of custody. However, on 21 December 1994 they entered into […]
Re F. (A Minor) (Abduction: Custody Rights Abroad) [1995] Fam 224, [1995] 3 WLR 339, [1995] Fam Law 534
The child, a boy, was 3 1/2 at the date of the alleged wrongful removal. He had lived in the United States all of his life. The parents were married and each had custody rights in respect of the boy. On 13 July 1994 the mother took the boy to Wales, her State of origin. […]
Re G. (A Minor), 3 October 1995, transcript, Court of Appeal
The children were 13 and 8 at the date of the alleged wrongful retention. They had lived in both England and the United States. In September 1992 the family moved to the United States. In August 1993, following a vacation in England, the father and children returned to the United States without the mother. Visits […]
Bundesverfassungsgericht, 2 BvR 982/95 and 2 BvR 983/95, 10 October 1995
The child, a girl, was nine months old at the date of the alleged wrongful removal. She was taken by her mother from North Carolina in the United States to Germany on 15 November 1993. The father petitioned for her return under the Convention. The Family Court (Familiengericht) of Schwelm refused to order her return. […]
Re Medhurst and Markle; Attorney General of Ontario Intervenor, (1995) 26 OR (3d) 178
The child, a girl, was 2 months old at the date of the alleged wrongful removal. She had lived in Germany since her birth, 16 December 1994. The parents were married and had joint rights of custody. In February 1995 the mother returned to Canada, her State of origin, with the child. In May 1995 […]
F. v. M., 28 July 1995, transcript, District Court of New Zealand at Wellington
The child, a girl, was 6 1/4 at the date of the alleged wrongful removal. She had lived in England all of her life. The parents were separated. The mother had sole custody and the father access. On 5 December 1994 the mother and her new husband took the child to New Zealand. On 13 […]
Paterson, Department of Health and Community Services v. Casse (1995) FLC 92-629, [1995] FamCA 71
The children, two boys and a girl, were 8, 6 and 4 respectively at the date of the alleged wrongful retention. They had lived in both Mauritius and Australia. The parents were married and had joint rights of custody. On 13 January 1995 the parents and children obtained visas for Australia which entitled them to […]
Re A. (Minors) (Abduction: Habitual Residence) [1996] 1 WLR 25
The children were aged 5 2/3, 4 2/3 and 8 months at the date of the alleged wrongful removal. The parents were married and both had custody rights in respect of the children. On 3 April 1995 the mother took the children to England, her State of origin. The father, a United States serviceman, came […]