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.

Tuesday, December 20, 2022

Lomanto v Agbelusi, 2022 WL 17418696 (S.D. New York, 2022) [Attorney for Child Appointment]

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In Lomanto v Agbelusi, 2022 WL 17418696 (S.D. New York, 2022) on October 24, 2022, attorney Sarah Phillips of the law firm Simpson Thatch...

Dubikovskyy v Goun, --- F.4th ----, 2022 WL 17421509 (Eighth Circuit, 2022) [Switzerland] [Age and Maturity Exception] [Petition granted]

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In Dubikovskyy v Goun, --- F.4th ----, 2022 WL 17421509 (Eighth Circuit, 2022) Elena Goun violated her joint custody agreement wit...

Recent Hague Convention District Court Cases - Soulier v Matsumoto, 2022 WL 17250549 (D. New Jersey, 2022)

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[Belgium][Necessary Expenses] [Granted] In Soulier v Matsumoto, 2022 WL 17250549 (D. New Jersey, 2022) on July 8, 2022, the district c...

Recent Hague Convention District Court Cases - Esparza v Nares, 2022 WL 17724414 ( S.D. Texas, 2022)

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[Mexico] [Age and Maturity exception] [Petition granted] In Esparza v Nares, 2022 WL 17724414 ( S.D. Texas, 2022) the District Court gra...

Wednesday, November 9, 2022

Poix v Santana, 2022 WL 16751915 ( S.D. New York, 2022)[Dominican Republic] [Petition granted] [ Temporary stay granted]

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In Poix v Santana, 2022 WL 16751915( S.D. New York, 2022) on October 17, 2022, the Court granted Petitioner Joseph Etienne’s Petition fo...

Sunday, October 23, 2022

Poix v Santana, 2022 WL 9847347 ( S.D. New York, 2022) [Dominican Republic] [Petition granted] [Habitual residence][Grave risk of harm not established]

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In Poix v Santana, 2022 WL 9847347 ( S.D. New York, 2022) the Court granted the Petition and ordered the children M.G.E. and A.F.E., returne...

Wednesday, October 5, 2022

Recent Hague Convention District Court Cases - Mejia Rodriguez v. Molina, --- F.Supp.3d ----, 2022 WL 4597455 ( S.D. Iowa, 2022)

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[ Honduras][Petition granted] [Grave risk of harm not established] In Mejia Rodriguez v. Molina, --- F.Supp.3d ----, 2022 WL 4597455 ( S....

Sunday, October 2, 2022

Recent Hague Convention District Court Cases - Radu v Shon, 2022 WL 4535419 ( D. Arizona, 2022).

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[Germany][Petition granted] [Request for third Stay denied] In Radu v Shon, 2022 WL 4535419 ( D. Arizona, 2022) o n August 22, 2022, t...

Tuesday, September 20, 2022

Recent Hague Convention District Court Cases - Tsuruta v Tsuruta, 2022 WL 4299814( E.D. Missouri, 2022)

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Tsuruta v Tsuruta, 2022 WL 4299814( E.D. Missouri, 2022) [Japan] [Petition granted] [Habitual residence] [Grave risk of harm not establi...

Recent Hague Convention District Court Cases - Homer v Homer, 2022 WL 4290465 (S.D. Texas, 2022)

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Homer v Homer, 2022 WL 4290465 (S.D. Texas, 2022) [Sweden] [Motion for Attorney’s Fees, Expenses and Costs] granted in part and denied in ...

Saturday, September 10, 2022

Recent Hague Convention District Court Cases - Radu, v. Shon, 2022 WL 4099225, (District Court, D. Arizona, 2022)

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[Germany][Petition granted][Grave risk of Harm][A meliorative measures] In Radu, v. Shon, 2022 WL 4099225, (District Court, D. Arizo...

Recent Hague Convention District Court Cases - Ruiz v Zinsou, 2022 WL 3931454, (N.D. Georgia, 2022)

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[Colombia] [Petition granted] In Ruiz v Zinsou, 2022 WL 3931454, (N.D. Georgia, 2022)the District Court found that in 2014, Petit...

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