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.

Saturday, April 26, 2025

Harvey v Means, Not Reported in Fed. Rptr., 2025 WL 1189565, (Ninth Circuit, 2025) [Scotland][Petition granted][Affirmed]

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  In Harvey v Means, Not Reported in Fed. Rptr., 2025 WL 1189565, (Ninth Circuit, 2025) Garann Rose Means appealed a district court order ...
Thursday, April 17, 2025

Morales v. Restrepo, 2025 WL 1070234, (E.D. New York.2025)[Colombia][Petition granted] [Motion for stay pending appeal denied]

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  In Morales v. Restrepo, 2025 WL 1070234, (E.D. New York.2025) the respondent moved to stay the Court’s order granting the petition for ret...
Sunday, April 13, 2025

Leon v Ascenio, 2025 WL 1031340 (S.D. New York, 2025)[Mexico] [Habitual residence] [Motion to dismiss denied]

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In Leon v Ascenio, 2025 WL 1031340 (S.D. New York, 2025). Petitioners Idalia Dominguez Ochoa (“Mother”) and Marco Antonio Aragon Leon (Fath...
Saturday, April 5, 2025

Tatari v Durust, Not Reported in Fed. Rptr., 2025 WL 947009 (Second Circuit, 2025) [Turkey] [Petition granted] [Habitual residence][Breach of custodial rights]

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In Tatari v Durust, Not Reported in Fed. Rptr., 2025 WL 947009 (Second Circuit, 2025) the Second Circuit affirmed the February 3, 2025, ju...

Morales v Restrepo, 2025 WL 939294 (E.D. New York., 2025)[Colombia] [Petition granted][Habitual residence] [Defenses of consent or acquiescence not established]

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  In Morales v Restrepo, 2025 WL 939294 (E.D. New York., 2025) the court granted the petition for the return of the parties’ five-year-old...
Thursday, February 20, 2025

Tatari v Durust, 2025 WL 327984, Not For Publication, (United States District Court, E.D. New York, 2025) [Turkey] [Habitual residence][rights of custody] [ne exeat right]

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  [Turkey] [Habitual residence][rights of custody] [ ne exeat right] In Tatari v Durust, 2025 WL 327984, Not For Publication, ( United Stat...

District Court Cases in Districts other than New York Published in 2025

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Laing v Laing, 2025 WL 606741 (United States District Court, N.D. Illinois, 2025) [France] [Petition denied] [Consent Defense Established]  ...
Sunday, January 12, 2025

Bindslev v Silve, Not Reported in Fed. Rptr., 2025 WL 66745 (11 Cir., 2025) [Denmark] [Petition granted] [ Return Order affirmed] [ Enforcement Order vacated]

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    In Bindslev v Silve, Not Reported in Fed. Rptr., 2025 WL 66745 (11 Cir., 2025) the district court found that Silva had wrongfully r...
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