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.

Monday, November 4, 2024

Urquieta v Bowe, --- F.4th ----, 2024 WL 4630284 (United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit, 2024)[Chile][Petition denied] [Habitual residence] [Now settled defense established]

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In Urquieta v Bowe, --- F.4th ----, 2024 WL 4630284 (United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit, 2024) Petitioner-Appellant Maria Elen...

Thursday, October 31, 2024

Dashti v Long, --- F.Supp.3d ----, 2024 WL 4614387 (United States District Court, N.D. New York, 2024)[Greece] [Habitual residence] [Rights of Custody] [Motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim granted]

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In Dashti v Long, --- F.Supp.3d ----, 2024 WL 4614387 (United States District Court, N.D. New York, 2024) Petitioner Mohammad Ali Dashti’s p...

Tuesday, October 29, 2024

District Court Cases in Districts Other than New York Reported in 2024

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District Court Cases in Districts Other than New York Reported in 2024 [France] [Attorneys Fees & Costs] [not clearly inappropriate] [Si...

Monday, September 30, 2024

Mene v Sokola, 2024 WL 4227788 (S.D. New York, 2024)[Poland][Petition denied][Grave risk of harm]

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In Mene v Sokola, 2024 WL 4227788 (S.D. New York, 2024) the district court denied the Petition of Sebastien Funez Mene which sough...

Goldstein v. Simon, Not Reported in Fed. Rptr., 2024 WL 4284921 (11th Circuit, 2024)[Israel][Petition denied] [Habitual residence]

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In Goldstein v. Simon, Not Reported in Fed. Rptr., 2024 WL 4284921 (11th Circuit, 2024) the Eleventh Circuit affirmed the judgment of the ...

Horacius v Richard, Not Reported in Fed. Rptr., 2024 WL 3580772 (11th Circuit, 2024)[Canada] [Petition granted] [Habitual residence] [Exercise of discretion to order return dispositive]

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In Horacius v Richard, Not Reported in Fed. Rptr., 2024 WL 3580772 (11th Circuit, 2024) the Eleventh Circuit affirmed the of the distric...

Castang v Kim, Not Reported in Fed. Rptr., 2024 WL 3949445 (11th Cir., 2024)[France][Petition granted][Attorneys fees and Costs][Dire financial condition not clearly inappropriate]

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In Castang v Kim, Not Reported in Fed. Rptr., 2024 WL 3949445 (11 th Cir., 2024) the Eleventh Circuit held that the district court di...

Sunday, July 14, 2024

Lomanto v. Agbelusi, 2024 WL 3342415 (2d Cir., 2024) [Spain][Petition denied][now settled defense][age & Maturity defense]

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In Lomanto v. Agbelusi, 2024 WL 3342415 (2d Cir., 2024) the Second Circuit affirmed an order of the district court denying Lomanto’s petitio...

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Joel R. Brandes: New York, New York, United States; This blog is written by Joel R. Brandes of The Law Firm of Joel R. Brandes, 43 West 43rd Street, Suite 34, New York, NY 10036-7424, 212-859-5079. Mr. Brandes has been recognized by the Appellate Division as a “noted authority and expert on New York family law and divorce.“ He is the author of the treatise Law and The Family New York, 2024-2025 Edition (12 volumes) and Law and the Family New York Forms 2024 Edition (5 volumes) (both Thomson Reuters). His book, the New York Matrimonial Trial Handbook, 2d Edition (Bookbaby, 2025) is available in Bookstores and online in the print edition at the Bookbaby Bookstore, Amazon, andd Barnes and Noble. It is also available in Kindle ebook editions and epub ebook editions in his website (www.nysdivorce.com) bookstore. He writes the annual updates to Law and the Family New York, and Law and the Family New York Forms, with his daughter Bari Brandes Corbin, Esq., and his son Evan Barett Brandes, Esq. Joel R. Brandes concentrates his practice on appeals in divorce, equitable distribution, custody, and family law cases, as well as in post-judgment enforcement and modification proceedings.

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