Law and the Family New
York, 2d Edition Revised
By Joel R. Brandes
Table of Contents,
Volume 4 A, Pages 234-1111
Chapter 1
Hague Convention on the
Civil Aspects of
International Child
Abduction
§ 1:153 Nature and
purpose of the Hague Convention and
Overview
§ 1:153.10 Text of the
Convention on the Civil Aspects of
International Child
Abduction done at the Hague on
October 25, 1980
§ 1:153.20 Text of the
International Child Abduction Remedies Act.
§ 1:153.30 Central
authority
§ 1:153.50 Hague
Convention—Introduction to this Chapter
§ 1:153.60
Interpretation of The Hague Convention
§ 1:154 Applicable to
habitual resident of state signatory countries
only
§ 1:154.10 Applicable
only to Children less than 16 years old
§ 1:154.20 Defining
“Habitual Residence”
§ 1:154.30 Wrongful
Removal or Retention
§ 1:155 Rights of
custody
§ 1:155.10 Rights of
custody defined
§ 1:155.20 Ne exeat and
Patria potestas—Defined
§ 1:155.30 Ne exeat
rights and Patria potestas as rights of custody
§ 1:155.40 Rights of
access distinguished
§ 1:155.50 Exercising
rights of custody—Liberal approach
§ 1:156 Defenses to
return under the Hague Convention—In
general
§ 1:157 Article 12:
one-year limitations exception—The “now
settled” defense
§ 1:157.50 Article 12:
one-year limitations and “now settled”
exception—Equitable
tolling
§ 1:158 Article 20:
Human rights and Fundamental Freedoms
exception—The human
rights defense
§ 1:159 Article 13(a):
consent or acquiescence exception—The
Consent defense
§ 1:160 Article 13
(b)—Grave Risk of Harm Exception—The Grave
Risk of Harm Defense
§ 1:160.10 — —
—Undertakings
§ 1:161 Article 13:
Wishes of the child exception—The “Age and
Maturity” defense
§ 1:162 Article
18—Discretion to Order Return of Child Where
Defense Established
§ 1:163 Effect of notice
of custody dispute—Automatic stay of
state court custody
determinations
§ 1:164 Article
26—Security, Costs and Expenses
§ 1:165 Central
Authority—Non-judicial remedies
§ 1:166 —Application to
Central Authority
§ 1:167 —Statement of
reasons for delay
§ 1:168 Right to
Exercise Federal and state judicial remedies
§ 1:168.10 Federal
Subject Matter Jurisdiction—In General
§ 1:168.20 Federal
Subject Matter Jurisdiction Under the
International Child
Abduction Remedies Act
§ 1:168.30 Federal
Question Jurisdiction
§ 1:168.40 —Venue
§ 1:168.50 Standing to
File a Hague Petition in Federal District
Court
§ 1:169 Commencement of
proceedings—Jurisdiction and Venue
§ 1:169.10 Pleading
Requirements and Service of Summons in Hague
Convention Cases—In
General
§ 1:169.20 Commencment
of Proceedings Under ICARA—Definitions
§ 1:169.30 Stay of
Custody Proceedings After Notice of Wrongful
Removal or
Retention—Article 16
§ 1:169.40 Article
17—Effect of State Court Decision after Notice
§ 1:169.60 Article
11—Expeditious Determination
§ 1:169.70 Motion
Practice in Hague Convention Cases—In General
§ 1:170 Notice of
commencement of proceedings
§ 1:171 Petitioner’s
burden of proof
§ 1:172 Respondent’s
burden of proof
§ 1:173 Determination as
to Wrongful Removal From Authorities
of State of habitual
residence of child
§ 1:174 Provisional
Remedies—Temporary Restraining Order,
Surrender Passport, Post
Bond, Temporary Custody and
Access to Child
§ 1:175 Appointment of
Guardian Ad Litem and Attorney for the
Child In Hague
Convention Cases
§ 1:176 Legal aid
§ 1:177 Full faith and
credit
§ 1:177.08 Jurisdiction
to enforce rights of access
§ 1:177.16 Pleading
Requirements
§ 1:177.20 Default
Judgment
§ 1:177.24 Removal of
state Hague proceedings to federal court
§ 1:177.32 Discovery
§ 1:177.40 Federal
Abstention Under the Younger and Colorado River
Abstention Doctrines
§ 1:177.48 Denial of
Relief under the Fugitive Disentitlement
Doctrine
§ 1:177.56 Applicability
of the Mootness Doctrine
§ 1:177.64 Withdrawal or
dismissal of own petition
§ 1:177.72 Availability
of summary judgment
§ 1:177.74 Referral of
Hague Convention Petition to Magistrate
Judge to Report and
Recommend
§ 1:177.76 Summary bench
trial
§ 1:177.80 Rules of
Evidence, Admissibility of Foreign Documents
and Expert Opinion—In
General
§ 1:177.82 Testimony By
Video Transmission from a different location
§ 1:177.86 Judicial
notice of foreign law
§ 1:177.87 Child’s Right
to Appeal
§ 1:177.88 Jurisidiction
of District Court to Maintain Status Quo
Pending Appeal
§ 1:177.89 Judgment of
District Court for Return. Remedies. Motion
for New Trial.
Enforcement of Judgment
§ 1:177.90 Standard of
review
§ 1:177.91 Issuance of
Mandate by Court of Appeals
§ 1:177.92 Hague
Convention Proceedings in New York State
Courts—Commencement of
Proceedings
§ 1:177.93 State Court
Jurisdiction of Hague Convention Cases
§ 1:177.94 Hague
Convention Proceedings in New York State
Courts—Habitual
Residence
§ 1:177.96 —Grave Risk
of Harm
§ 1:177.98 Conditional
order granting return of child
§ 1:178.99 Re-return
order
