A Child is Missing: The International Child Abduction Blog

In our International Child Abduction Blog we report Hague Convention Child Abduction Cases decided by the US Supreme Court, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals, Circuit Courts of Appeals, district courts and New York State Courts. We also provide information to help legal practitioners understand the basic issues, discover what questions to ask and learn where to look for more information when there is a child abduction that crosses country boarders.

Valero v De Nevi, 2017 WL 3917161 (S.D. Florida, 2017)[Canada][Habitual Residence] [Petition granted]

Hernandez v Ochoa, 2017 WL 3575487 (D. New Mexico, 2017[Mexico][Temporary Restraining Order])

Calixto v Lesmes, 2017 WL 3877650 (M.D. Florida, 2017) [Colombia] Temporary Restraining Order]

Blackledge v.Blackledge, --- F.3d ----, 2017 WL 3298449 (3rd Cir., 2017) [Germany] [Habitual residence] [Petition denied]

Ahmed v Ahmed, 2017 WL 3497411 (6th Cir., 2017) [United Kingdom] Habitual Residence] [Petition denied]

Cartes v Phillips, --- F.3d ----, 2017 WL 3141036 (5th Cir, 2017) [Paraguay] [Petition granted] [Habitual residence]

Cunningham v Cunningham, --- Fed.Appx. ----, 2017 WL 3867813 (Mem) (11th Cir., 2017)[Japan][Petition granted]

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Oliver A v Diana Pina B, --- N.Y.S.3d ----, 2017 WL 2467202, 2017 N.Y. Slip Op. 04548 (1st Dept., 2017) [Norway][Grave Risk of Harm][Petition denied]

Cohen v Cohen, --- F.3d ----, 2017 WL 2453777 (8th Cir.2017) [Israel][Habitual residence][Petition denied]

Alvarez v Alvarez, 2017 WL 2335600 (D. Md., 2017) [Mexico] [Federal & State Judicial Remedies] [Comity]

Tavarez v Jarett, --- F.Supp.3d ----, 2017 WL 2304029 (S.D. Texas, 2017)[Mexico] [Petition granted]

Cunningham v Cunningham, 2017 WL 662020 (M.D. FL, 2017)[Japan][ Habitual residence ] [Petition granted]

Alanis v. Reyes, 2017 WL 1498252( N.D. Miss, 2017)[Mexico][Attorneys Fees]

Matute-Castro, v. Jimenez-Ortiz, 2016 WL 8711076 (E.D. N.Y., 2016) [Ecuador][Now settled][Petition denied]

Padilla v. Troxell, 2017 WL 922061 (4th Cir.,2017) [Mexico][Consent][Petition denied]