Re S. (A Minor) (Abduction) [1991] 2 FLR 1

INCADAT legal file Hague parental abduction

The child, a girl, was 11 at the date of the alleged wrongful removal. She had lived in both Canada and the United States. The parents were divorced and had joint rights of custody, with the mother initially having physical care. On 3 July 1988 the father took the child from Canada to the United […]

Dickson v. Dickson 1990 SCLR 692

INCADAT legal file Hague parental abduction

The child, a boy, was aged 1 1/2 at the date of the alleged wrongful retention. The parents were married and had joint rights of custody. In March 1989 the family emigrated to Australia. On 21 October 1989 the father took the child back to the United Kingdom. The mother consented to this removal, but […]

1Ob614/90 Oberster Gerichtshof

INCADAT legal file Hague parental abduction

The child, a girl, was approximately 7 years old at the time of the allegedly wrongful removal. She had been living in Austria with her married parents since birth. On 16 January 1990 the mother took the child with her to the United States of America, leaving the father with only a letter of goodbye […]

7Ob573/90 Oberster Gerichtshof

INCADAT legal file Hague parental abduction

The child, a girl, was 15 months old at the date of the alleged wrongful removal. She had lived in Spain since birth. The parents were married and both had joint rights of custody. On 26 June 1988 the mother brought the child to Austria without the consent of the father. On 29 December 1989 […]

In the Marriage of Brandon v. Brandon (1991) 14 Fam. LR 181, [1990] FamCA 60

INCADAT legal file Hague parental abduction

The child, a boy, was 3 1/4 at the date of the alleged wrongful removal. He had lived in both Australia and England. The parents were married and had joint rights of custody. In October 1987, while in Australia, the 10 month old child suffered serious burns from water scalding and was hospitalised for five […]

V. v. B. (A Minor) (Abduction) [1991] 1 FLR 266

INCADAT legal file Hague parental abduction

The child, a boy, was 3 at the date of the alleged wrongful removal. The parents were not married but had joint rights of custody in respect of the boy. On 22 January 1990 the father took the child to England. The parents had lived together in New Zealand for two years until the end […]

Re N. (Minors) (Abduction) [1991] 1 FLR 413

INCADAT legal file Hague parental abduction

The children, a girl and a boy, were 3 1/2 and 2 at the date of the alleged wrongful removal. They had spent the majority of their lives in the United States. The parents were married. On 17 October 1989 the mother unilaterally took the children to England, her State of origin. In the aftermath […]

Re H. (A Minor) (Abduction) [1990] 2 FLR 439

INCADAT legal file Hague parental abduction

The child, a girl, was 16 months at the date of the alleged wrongful removal. She had lived in both Canada and England. The parents were not married. On 19 September 1989 the Supreme Court of Ontario granted interim custody to the mother, interim access to the father and ordered that the child not be […]