Ignaccolo-Zenide v. Romania, no. 31679/96, (2001) 31 E.H.R.R. 7

INCADAT legal file Hague parental abduction

The case related to two girls, born in 1981 and 1984, to a French mother and Romanian father. On 20 December 1989 the parents divorced in France. The Tribunal de Grande Instance at Bar-le-Duc recognised a consent order entered into by the parents whereby the father was accorded parental responsibility and the mother was awarded […]

M Ma c. EL, Droit de la famille 3451, No 500-09-007790-991

INCADAT legal file Hague parental abduction

L’affaire concernait un b?b? n? fin 1998 en Ontario. En raison de graves probl?mes de sant?, l’enfant avait v?cu ? l’h?pital jusqu’? No?l 1998 et continuait d’?tre sous supervision m?dicale. Les parents s’?taient s?par?s en ao?t 2008 mais continuaient ? vivre sous le m?me toit. La m?re avait toutefois exprim? ? plusieurs reprises le d?sir […]

H. v. H.

INCADAT legal file Hague parental abduction

The children, a girl and a boy, were habitually resident in the United States. The parents had joint rights of custody. In late July/early August 1999 the mother retained the children in Sweden during a vacation. The father petitioned for the return of the children.

Secretary For Justice v. Parker 1999 (2) ZLR 400 (H)

INCADAT legal file Hague parental abduction

The children were 6 1/2 and 4 at the date of the alleged wrongful removal. They had lived all of their lives in England. The parents were separated and had joint rights of custody. In early February 1999 the mother took the children to Zimbabwe, her State of origin. On 16 February 1999 the father’s […]

Decision of the Supreme Court, 1 December 1999, I CKN 992/99

INCADAT legal file Hague parental abduction

The proceedings related to a child born in September 1993 in Cyprus, to a Cypriot father and a Polish mother. The parents were married and each had rights of custody in respect of the child. The family lived together in Cyprus until 20 July 1998, when the mother unilaterally removed the child to Poland. She […]

Secretary Attorney-General’s Department v. S.[1999] FamCA 1528

INCADAT legal file Hague parental abduction

Habitual Residence – Art. 3 The court ruled that the terms of the agreement of 4 June 1996 and of the proposed consent orders did not indicate an intention that the children’s place of habitual residence be changed. Rather the proposed orders prima facie were drawn on the basis that the residence of the children […]

Case No 5P.262/1999, 11/11/1999, Tribunal f?d?ral suisse

INCADAT legal file Hague parental abduction

The children, a girl and a boy, were 6 and 2 years old respectively at the date of the alleged wrongful retention. They had lived in Israel all their lives. The parents were married and had joint rights of custody. In the summer of 1998, the mother left Israel with the two children for a […]

Villalta v. Massie, No. 4:99cv312-RH (N.D. Fla. Oct. 27, 1999)

INCADAT legal file Hague parental abduction

The child, a boy, was 3 1/2 at the date of the first alleged wrongful removal. He had lived in the United States all of his life. The parents were married and had joint rights of custody. On 6 November 1993 the mother took the child to Chile, her State of origin. On 10 August […]