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.

Thursday, October 21, 2021

Saada v Golan, Not Reported in Fed. Rptr., 2021 WL 4824129 (2d Cir.,2021)[Italy][Federal and State Judicial Remedies][ Rule 60(b) motion][Newly discovered evidence][Denied]

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In Saada v Golan, Not Reported in Fed. Rptr., 2021 WL 4824129 (2d Cir.,2021) Respondent Narkis Aliza Golan, B.A.S.’s mother, appealed th...

Friday, October 8, 2021

Recent Hague Convention District Court Cases - Pflucker v Warms, 2021 WL 4593824 ( M.D. Florida, 2021) [Peru][Petition denied][Habitual Residence][Consent and acquiescence defense]

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Pflucker v Warms, 2021 WL 4593824 ( M.D. Florida, 2021) [Peru][Petition denied][Habitual Residence][Consent and acquiescence defense]

Recent Hague Convention District Court Cases - Oliva v Espinoza, 2021 WL 4554579 ( S.D. California, 2021) [Mexico][Petition denied][Habitual residence][ Wrongful retention]

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Oliva v Espinoza, 2021 WL 4554579 ( S.D. California, 2021) [Mexico][Petition denied][Habitual residence][ Wrongful retention]

Wednesday, October 6, 2021

Recent Hague Convention District Court Cases - Bhattacharjee v. Craig., 2021 WL 4504376 ( E.D. Missouri, 2021) [Singapore][Habitual Residence][Mature Child Defense][Petition granted]

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Bhattacharjee v. Craig., 2021 WL 4504376 ( E.D. Missouri, 2021) [Singapore][Habitual Residence][Mature Child Defense][Petition granted]

Wednesday, September 22, 2021

Douglas v Douglas, 2021 WL 4286555 (6th Cir., 2021)[Australia] [Habitual Residence] [Summary Judgment] [Petition denied]

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In Douglas v Douglas, 2021 WL 4286555 (6th Cir., 2021) in late October 2017, Heath, an Australian man, contacted Nancy, an American woman,...

Tuesday, September 21, 2021

Recent Hague Convention District Court Cases - Dumitrascu v. Dumitrascu, 2021 WL 4197378 ( D. Colorado, 2021) [Romania] [Habitual residence][Petition granted]

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Dumitrascu v. Dumitrascu, 2021 WL 4197378 ( D. Colorado, 2021) [Romania] [Habitual residence][Petition granted]

Thursday, September 16, 2021

In re ICJ--- F.4th ----, 2021 WL 4187853 (9th Cir.,2021)[France][Habitual Residence] [Grave risk of harm] [Undertakings]

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In re ICJ--- F.4th ----, 2021 WL 4187853 (9 th Cir.,2021) Kerry Jones, a British citizen, and his wife Cassandra Fairfield, a citizen o...

Thursday, September 2, 2021

Radu v Shon, --- F.4th ----, 2021 WL 3883013 (9th Cir.,2021) [Germany] [Grave risk of harm] [Petition granted] [Undertakings][Alternative remedy]

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In Radu v Shon, --- F.4th ----, 2021 WL 3883013 (9 th Cir.,2021) Persephone Johnson Shon left her husband in Germany and removed her two mi...

Friday, August 13, 2021

Recent Hague Convention District Court Cases - Nobrega v Colmenares, 2021 WL 3518154 ( M.D. Florida, 2021) [Venezuela] [Petition granted][Grave risk of harm not established]

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Nobrega v Colmenares, 2021 WL 3518154 ( M.D. Florida, 2021) [Venezuela] [Petition granted][Grave risk of harm not established]

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 ...

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