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Feder v. Evans-Feder, 63 F.3d 217, 222 (3d Cir.1995)

In Feder v. Evans-Feder, 63 F.3d 217 (3d Cir. 1995), reh= g and reh= g in banc denied, (Aug. 24, 1995) the Third circuit held that a child= s habitual residence is the place where he or she has been physically present for an amount of time sufficient for acclimatization and which has a "degree of settled purpose" from the child= s perspective. A determination of whether any particular place satisfies this standard must focus on the child and consists of an analysis of the child= s circumstances in that place and the parents= present, shared intentions regarding their child= s presence there. A wrongful removal from a country does not change a child's Hague Convention habitual residence