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.

Wednesday, August 11, 2021

Grano v Martin, 2021 WL 3500164 (S.D. New York, 2021) [Spain] [Petition granted] [Necessary Costs & Expenses] [Award reduced by 85% due to inability to pay]

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  In Grano v Martin, 2021 WL 3500164 (S.D. New York, 2021) the parties filed objections to the   Report and Recommendation (“R&R”) of ...

Recent Hague Convention District Court Cases - Wan v DeBolt, 2021 WL 3510232, (United States District Court, C.D. Illinois, 2021) [Hong Kong][Petition granted][Necessary Costs] [Petitioner sought $518,307 in attorneys’ fees and $155,710.07 in costs; Court awarded Petitioner $310,933.50 in attorneys’ fees and $134,355.95 in costs; $650 hourly rate of Feinberg reduced to $425 an hour]

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  Wan v DeBolt, 2021 WL 3510232, (United States District Court, C.D. Illinois, 2021) [Hong Kong][Petition granted][Necessary Costs] [ Peti...

Recent Hague Convention District Court Cases - Luis Alfonso V.H. v. Banessa Cristina A.Z., 512 F.Supp.3d 633 (2021) ( W.D. Virginia, 2021) [ Honduras] Petition denied] [well-settled exception] .

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  Luis Alfonso V.H. v. Banessa Cristina A.Z., 512 F.Supp.3d 633 (2021) ( W.D. Virginia, 2021) [ Honduras] Petition denied] [well-settled ...
Friday, August 6, 2021

Aluker v Yan, --- Fed.Appx. ----, 2021 WL 3417968 (4th Cir. 2021)[Portugal] [Habitual Residence] [Rights of Custody][Petition denied]

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                In Aluker   v Yan, --- Fed.Appx. ----, 2021 WL 3417968 (4th Cir. 2021) the Fourth Circuit affirmed the holding of the  distr...
Sunday, July 25, 2021

Velozny v Velozny, 2021 WL 3115870 (S.D. New York, 2021) [Israel] [Consent] [Grave Risk of Harm] [Mature Child Defense][Petition granted]

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  In Velozny v Velozny, 2021 WL 3115870 (S.D. New York, 2021) Petitioner Nir Velozny, an Israeli citizen, petitioned the United States Distr...
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