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Library of All Reported Federal and State Hague Convention Cases Arranged By Country and Subject Matter - Hague Convention on Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction


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Attorneys Fees, Costs and Travel Expenses

Antunez-Fernandes v. Connors-Fernandes, 259 F.Supp.2d 800 (N. D. Iowa 2003) [France]

Avendano v Smith, --- F.Supp.2d ----, 2011 WL 3702401 (D.N.M.)  [Mexico] [Rights of Custody] [Patria potestas] [Grave Risk of Harm ] [Attorneys fees]

Berendsen v Nichols, 938 F.Supp. 737 (D. Kan., 1996)

Cuellar v Joyce, 603 F.3d 1142, 10 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 5642 (9th Cir 2010) [Panama]

Distler v Distler, 26 F.Supp.2d 723 (D. New Jersey, 1998) [Israel]

Flynn v Boarders, 2007 WL 862548 (M. D. Kentucky) [Ireland]

Frier v. Frier, 985 F.Supp.2d 710 (E. D. Mich. 1997)  [Israel]

Lakeman v Weed, 2011 WL 824588 (D.Minn.) [Canada]

Norinder v Fuentes, --- F.3d ----, 2011 WL 3966153 (7th Cir.(Ill.))[Sweden]

Ponce v Sanchez, 2011 WL 6820332 (D.Colo.) [Mexico] [Attorney Fees]

Rydder v Rydder, 49 F.3d 369 (8th Cir.,1995) [Poland]

Slagenweit v. Slagenweit, 63 F.3d 719 (8th Cir. 1995) [Germany]

Whallon v. Lynn, 356 F.3d 138 (1st Cir.,2004) [Poland]

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Availability of Hague Convention as a Remedy

Matter of Mohsen, 715 F. Supp. 1063 (D. Wyo. 1989) [Bahrain]

Mezo v. Elmergawi, 855 F. Supp. 59 (E. D. N. Y. 1994 [Egypt/Libya]

Suarez v Castrillo, 2011 WL 2669198 (D.Colo.) [Venezuela]

Taveras v. Taveras
,  397 F. Supp. 908, (S.D. Ohio, 2005)  [Dominican Republic]

Tavaras v Tavaras, 477 F.3d 767 (Sixth Cir., 2006) [Dominican Republic]

Viteri v Pflucker, 550 F.Supp.2d 829 (ND Illinois 2008) [Peru]

Wiezel v. Wiezel-Tyranauer, 385 F.Supp.2d 240 (S. D. N. Y., 2005) (S. D. N. Y.) [Israel]

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Defenses

Anderson v. Acree, 250 F.Supp.2d 876 (S.D. Ohio 2002) [New Zealand] [Wishes of Child]

Antunez-Fernandes v. Connors-Fernandes, 259 F.Supp.2d 800 (N. D. Iowa 2003) [France] [Consent and Acquiescence]

Baran v Beaty, 479 F.Supp.2d 1257 (S.D. Alabama, 2007) [Australia] [Grave Risk of Harm]

Baran v Beaty, 526 F.3d 1340 (11th Cir. (Ala.)) [Australia] [Grave Risk of Harm]

Baxter v. Baxter, 324 F.Supp.2d 536 (D. Delaware, 2004) [Australia] [Grave Risk of Harm]

Baxter v. Baxter, 423 F.3d  363  (3rd Cir., 2005)  [Australia] [Grave Risk of Harm]

Belay v Getachew, 272 F.Supp.2d 553,(D. Md. 2003)  [Sweden] [Well-Settled in New Environment]

Blondin v. Dubois, 19 F. Supp. 2d 123 (S. D. N. Y. 1998), judgment vacated, 189 F.3d 240 (2d Cir. 1999) 78 F. Supp. 2d 283, 288-93 (S. D. N. Y. 2000) ("Blondin III"), 238 F.3d 153 (2nd Cir. (N.Y.) 2001) ("Blondin IV")  [France] [Grave Risk of Harm] [Wishes of the Child]

Bocquet v Ouzid, 225 F.Supp.2d 1337 (2003)  [France] [Well-Settled in New Environment]

Carrascosa v Mcguire, 520 F.3d 249 (3d Cir. 2008) [Spain] [Fundamental Freedom]

Castillo v Castillo, 597 F.Supp.2d 432 (D. Delaware, 2009) [Colombia] [Well-Settled in New Environment] [Wishes of Child]

Charalambous v Charalambous, --- F.3d ----, 2010 WL 4963063 (1st Cir.(Me.)) [Cyprus] [Grave Risk of Harm]

Choi v. Kim, 404 F. Supp. 495 (S. D. N. Y., 2005) [Canada] [Consent and Acquiescence]

Cuellar v Joyce, 596 F.3d 505  (9th Cir. (Mont.)) [Panama] [Grave Risk of Harm] [Consent]

Currier v. Currier, 845 F. Supp. 916 (D.N.H.1994) [Germany] [Grave Risk of Harm]

Dalsgaard v Montoya, 2011 WL 5037223 (M.D.Fla.) [Denmark] [Habitual Residence] [Wishes of the child defense]

Danipour v. McLarey, 286 F.3d 1 (1st Cir., 2002) [Sweden] [Grave Risk of Harm]

DeSilva v Pitts, 481 F.3d 1279 (10th Cir.2007)   [Canada] [Wishes of child]

De Vasconcelos v De Paula Batista, 2011 WL 806096 (E.D.Tex.) [Brazil] [Rights of Custody] [well settled] [age and maturity]

Didur v Viger, 392 F.Supp.2d 1268 (D. Kansas, 2005) [Canada] [Grave Risk of Harm]

Didur v Viger, (10th Cir. 2006) No. 05-3440 D.C. No. 05-CV-2188-JWL)  [Canada] [Grave Risk of Harm]

Duarte v Bardales, 526 F.3d 563 (9th Cir. 2008) [Ecuador] [Equitable Tolling]

Elyashiv v. Elyashiv, 353 F.Supp.2d 394 (E.D.N.Y., 2005) [Isreal] [Grave Risk of Harm]

England v. England, 234 F.3d 268 (5th Cir. 2000)   [Australia] [Grave Risk of Harm]

Falk v Sinclair, 692 F.Supp.2d 147 (D. Maine., 2010) [Germany] [One year Statute of Limitations] [Wishes of the Child]

Flynn v. Borders, 472 F.Supp.2d 906 ( E.D. Ky. 2007) [Ireland] [Grave Risk of Harm]

Foster v Foster, 654 F. Supp 2d 348 (W. D. Pennsylvania, 2009)[Canada] [Grave Risk of Harm]

Friedrich v. Friedrich, 78 F.3d 1060 (6th Cir. 1996) [Germany] [Grave Risk of Harm]

Freier v. Freier, 969 F. Supp. 436, 443 (E.D.Mich.1996) [Israel] [Grave Risk of Harm]

Furnes v Reeves, 362 F.3d 702 (11th Cir., 2004) [Norway] [One year limitations]

Application of Garcia v Varona--- F.Supp.2d ----, 2011 WL 3805778 (N.D.Ga.) [Spain] [Rights of custody] [Patria potestas ] [Consent] [Abandonment]

Gonzalez-Caballero v. Mena, 251 F.3d 789 (9th Cir., Ariz., 2001) [Panama] [Consent]

Habrzyk v Habrzyk, --- F.Supp.2d ----, 2011 WL 1331674 (N.D.Ill.) [Poland] [Well-Settled] [Grave Risk of Harm]

Haimdas v Haimdas, --- F.Supp.2d ----, 2010 WL 2342377 (E.D.N.Y.)  [England] [Rights of Custody] [Wishes of The Child]

Hazbun Escaf v. Rodriquez, 200 F.Supp.2d 603 (E. D. Va. 2002)  [Colombia] [Grave Risk of Harm]

In re B. Del C.S.B., 525 F. Supp.2d 1182 (C.D. California, 2008) [Mexico] [Well Settled in New Environment]  

In re Koc, 181 F.Supp.2d 136 (E.D.  N.Y. 2001) [Poland] [Well Settled in New Environment]

In re Robinson, 983 F. Supp. 1339 (D. Colo. 1997)  [United Kingdom] [Well Settled in New Environment]

Karpenko v Leendertz, --- F.3d ----, 2010 WL 3326131 (3rd Cir. (Pa.) 2010) [Netherlands] [Unclean hands]

Kufner v Kufner, 440 F.Supp.2d 491 (D.R.I., 2007) [Germany] [Grave Risk of Harm  [Wishes of Child]

Kufner v Kufner, 519 F.3d 533 (1st Cir. 2008) [Germany] [Grave Risk of Harm  [Wishes of Child]

Matter of Lieberman v Tabachnik, 625 F.Supp.2d 1109 (D. Colorado 2009) [Mexico] [Rights of Custody][Wishes of the Child]

Muhlemkamp v Blizzard, 521 F Supp 2d 1140 (E.D. Washington) [Germany] [Well Settled in New Environment] [Full Faith and Credit] [Temporary Custody]

In re Application of Lozano, 2011 WL 3667444 (S.D.N.Y.) [United Kingdom] [Well-Settled in New Environment]

Ly v. Heu, 296 F.Supp.2d 1009 (D. Minn. 2003) [France] [Well Settled in New Environment]

Locicero v. Lurashi, 321 F. Supp. 2d 295 (D. Puerto Rico, 2004)  [Argentina] [Grave Risk of Harm]

Lockhart v Smith, 2011 WL 4402361 (D.Me.) [Canada] [Wishes of the Child]

Lopez v. Alcala, 547 F.Supp.2d 1255 (M. D. Fla. 2008) [Mexico] [Well-Settled] [Immigration Status]

Lynch v Mendez Lynch, 220 F. Supp.2d 1347, ( M.D. Florida, 2002)  [Argentina] [Well Settled in New Environment]

March v Levine, 136 F. Supp.2d 831, (M.D. Tennessee,2000)  [Mexico] [Grave Risk of Harm]

Miller v. Miller, 240 F.3d 392 (4th Cir. 2001)  [Canada]

Mozes v. Mozes, 239 F.3d 1067 (9th Cir. 2001) [Israel] [Well Settled in New Environment]

Ngassa v Mpafe, 488 F.Supp.2d 514 (D. Maryland, 2007)  [Italy] [Grave Risk of Harm]

Neves v Neves, 637 F. Supp 2d 322 (W.D. North Carolina, 2009) [Germany][Grave Risk of Harm][Attorneys Fees]

Nunez-Escudero v. Tice-Menley, 58 F.3d 374 (8th Cir.1995)  [Mexico] [Grave Risk of Harm]

Pesin v Osorio Rodriguez, 77 F.Supp.2d 1277 ( S.D. Florida, 1999) [Venezuela]  [consent and Acquiescence]

Pesin v. Rodriguez, 244 F.3d 1250 (11th Cir. 2001) [Venezuela]  [Acquiescence] [Fugitive Disentitlement]

People ex rel. Ron v. Levi, 719 N.Y.S.2d 365 (App. Div. 2001) [Israel]

Philippopoulos, v. Philippopoulou, 461 F.Supp.2d 1321 ( N.D. Georgia, 2006) [Greece] [Well Settled in New Environment]

Raijmakers-Eghaghe v. Haro, 131 F.Supp.2d 953 (E. D. Mich. 2001) [Netherlands] [Grave Risk of Harm]

Roche v Hartz, 2011 WL 841556 (N.D.Ohio) [Australia] [One Year Statute of Limitations]

Rowe v Vargason, 2011 WL 4529341 (D. Minn.) [Australia] [Grave Risk of Harm] [Well Settled in New Environment] [Conditional order]

Rydder v Rydder, 49 F.3d 369 (8th Cir.,1995) [Poland]  [Grave Risk of Harm]

Silverman v Silverman, 338 F.3d 886 (8th Cir, 2003) [Israel] [ Grave Risk of Harm]

Simcox v Simcox, 511 F.3d 594 (C.A.6 (Ohio)) [Mexico] [Grave Risk of Harm] [Undertakings]

Trundig v Trundig, 686 F.Supp.2d 570 ( M.D. North Carolina, 2010) [Germany] [Wishes of the Child]

Tsarbopoulos v Tsarbopoulos, 176 F.Supp.2d 1045 (E. D. Washington, 2001)  [Greece] [Grave Risk of Harm]

State ex rel Geiser v Valentine, 11/16/2007 NYLJ 30, (col. 3) (Sup. Ct, Richmond Co., Minardo, J.) [Switzerland] [Grave Risk of Harm]

Steffen F. v. Severina P., 966 F.Supp.2d 922 (E. Ariz. 1997) [Germany] [Grave Risk of Harm]

Trundig v Trundig, 686 F.Supp.2d 570 ( M.D. North Carolina, 2010) [Germany][Wishes of the Child]

Van De Sande v. Van De Sande, 431 F.3d 567 (7th Cir., 2005) [Belgium] [Grave Risk of Harm]

Van Driessche v. Ohio-Esezeoboh,466 F.Supp.2d 828 (S.D. Tex.,2006) [Belgium] [Well Settled in New Environment]

Vasquez v Colores,--- F.3d ----, 2011 WL 3366380 (8th Cir.(Minn.)) [Mexico] [Grave Risk of Harm] [Evidence]

Walker v Walker, 2011 WL 5008533 (N.D.Ill.) [Australia] [Habitual Residence] [Abandonment and Consent]

In re Walsh, 31 F.Supp.2d 200 (D. Mass. 1998) [Ireland] [Grave Risk of Harm]

Walsh v. Walsh, 221 F.3d 204 (1st Cir. 2000)  [Ireland] [Grave Risk of Harm] [Germany]

Wanninger v. Wanninger, 850 F. Supp. 78 (D. Mass, 1994) [Germany]  [Consent and Acquiescence]

Whallon v. Lynn, 230, F.3d 450 (1st Cir. (Mass.) 2000)[Germany] [Consent and Acquiescence]

Wojcik v. Wojcik, 959 F.Supp.2d 413 (ED. Mich. 1997) [France] [Well Settled in New Environment]

Yang v Tsui, 416 F.3d 199 (3d Cir.,2005) [Canada] [Wishes of Child]

Yang v Tsui, 499 F.3d 259 (3d Cir., 2007) [Canada] [Wishes of Child]

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Effect of Notice on the Merits of the Custody Dispute - Table of Cases in this Section

Miller v Miller
, 240 F.3d 392, (4th Cir.,2001)  [Canada]

Federal and State Judicial Remedies, Younger Abstention, Colorado River Doctrine and Appeals

Asvesta v Petroutsas, 580 F.3d 1000 (9th Cir 2009) [Greece] [Comity]

Barzilay v Barzilay, 536 F.3d 844 (8th Cir. 2008) [Israel] [Rule Against Abstention]

Bekier v. Bekier, 248 F.3d 1051 (11th Cir. 2001) [Israel] [Appeal moot after child returned]

Broda v Abarca, 2011 WL 900983 (D.Colo.) [Mexico] [Comity]

Boehm v Boehm, 2011 WL 863066 (M.D.Fla.) [Austria] [Comity]

Bromley v Bromley, 30 F.Supp.2d 857 (E. D. Pennsylvania, 1988)  [United Kingdom] [No authority to enforce rights of access]

Carnelli v Pas, 2011 WL 1983360 (D.N.J.) [United KIngdom] [Return of Child to Different Country than Habitual Residence] [Wishes of the child]

Cerit v. Cerit, 188 F.Supp.2d 1239 (D.Haw.2002) [Turkey] [Younger abstention and Colorado River abstention]

Charalambous v Charalambous, 744 F.Supp.2d 375 (D. Maine 2010) [Cyprus] [Federal and State Judicial Remedies] [Stay]

Charalambous v Charalambous, 744 F.Supp.2d 379 (D. Maine 2010) [Cyprus] [Federal and State Judicial Remedies] [Stay] [Temporary Custody]

Copeland v Copeland, 134 F3d 362 (4th Cir., 1998) [France] [Colorado River Abstention]

Diabo v Delisle, 500 F.Supp.2d 159 (N.D. New York, 2007) [Canada] [Enforcement of Own Judgment]

Escaf v. Rodriquez, 191 F. Supp. 2d 685 (E. D. Va. 2002) [Colombia] [ Younger Abstention and Colorado River Abstention not required]

Fawcett v McRoberts, 326 F.3d 491 (4th Cir.,2003) [Scotland] [Appeal not moot after child returned]

Fridlund v Spychaj-Fridlund, 654 FSupp 2d 634, ( E.D. Kentucky, 2009) [Sweden] [Federal and State Judicial Remedies] 

Gaudin v. Remis, 379 F.3d 631 (9th Cir. (Hawaii) Mar 11, 2002) [Canada] [Appeal moot when petitioner moves to US]

Gonzalez-Caballero v. Mena, 251 F.3d 789 (9th Cir. (Ariz.) 2001) [Panama] [Scope of Review]

Grieve v. Tamerin, 269 F.3d 149 (2d Cir. 2001) [Israel] [Younger Abstention]

Holder v. Holder, 305 F.3d 854 (9th Cir., 2002) [Germany][Colorado River abstention not required]

Journe v. Journe, 911 F. Supp. 43 (Puerto Rico, 1995) [France] [Waiver of rights]

Khalip v Khalip, 2011 WL 1882514 (E.D.Mich.) [Ukraine] [Federal and State Judicial Remedies] [Stay]

Karpenko v Leendertz, --- F.3d ----, 2010 WL 3326131 (3rd Cir. (Pa.) 2010) [Netherlands] [Unclean Hands]

Leser v Berridge,--- F.3d ----, 2011 WL 6811035 (C.A.10 (Colo.)) [Czech Republic] [Federal & State Judicial Remedies] [Moot]

Lops v. Lops, 140 F.3d 927 (11th Cir. 1998) [Germany] [Abstention not required]

Matter of Leslie v. Noble, 377 F.Supp.2d 1232 (S.D. Florida, 2005) [Belize] [Fugitive disentitlement]

Matter of Mahmoud, 1997 WL 43524 (E.D.N.Y., 1997) [England] [Removal From State Court to Federal Court]

Morgan v. Morgan, 289 F.Supp.2d 1067 (N.D. Iowa 2003) [England] [Temporary restraining order]

Morton v Morton, 982 F. Supp. 675 (D. Nebraska, 1997) [Germany] [Full faith and credit" and "res judicata]

Muhlemkamp v Blizzard, 521 F Supp 2d 1140 (E.D. Washington) [Germany] [Well Settled in New Environment] [Full Faith and Credit] [Temporary Custody]

Navani v Shahani, 496 F.3d 1121 (10th Cir., 2007) [England] [Appeal Moot After New English Custody Order]

Norinder v Fuentes, --- F.3d ----, 2011 WL 3966153 (7th Cir.(Ill.))[Sweden] [Discovery]

Ohlander v. Larson, 114 F.3d 1531 (10th Cir.1997) [Sweden] [Error to deny motion to dismiss own petition]

Prevot v Prevot , 59 F.3d 556 (6th Cir, 1995) [France] [Fugitive disentitlement]

Rigby v Damant, 486 F.Supp.2d 222 (D. Mass. 2009) [Canada] [Anti-Injunction Act]

Rigby v Damant, 486 F.3d 692 (1st Cir. 2007) [Canada] [No Appeal from Denial of Injunction]

Rowe v Vargason, 2011 WL 4529341 (D. Minn.) [Australia] [Grave Risk of Harm] [Well Settled in New Environment] [Conditional order]

Rowe v Vargason, 2011 WL 6151523 (D.Minn.) [Federal and State Judicial Remedies] [Australia]

Silverman v. Silverman, 267 F.3d 788 (8th Cir. 2001) [Israel] [Younger Abstention not required]

Teijeiro Fernandez v. Yeager, 121 F.Supp.2d 1118 (W. D.  Mich. 2000)  [Spain] [No authority to enforce rights of access]

Tucker v Ellenby, 2011 WL 5361154 (S.D.Fla.) [Belize] [Yunger and Colorado River Abstention]

Von Kennel Gaudin v. Remis, 282 F.3d 1178 (9th Cir. 2002) [Canada] [Appeal moot when petitioner moves to US]

In re Walsh, 53 F.Supp.2d 91 (D. Mass. 1999) [Ireland]
  [Fugitive disentitlement]

Walsh v. Walsh, 221 F.3d 204 (1st Cir. 2000) [Ireland]  [Fugitive disentitlement]

Yang v Tsui, 416 F.3d 199 (3d Cir.,2005) [Canada] [Abstention]

Zajaczkowski v. Zajaczkowska, 932 F. Supp. 128 (D. Maryland) [Poland] [Petition treated as habeas corpus]

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Habitual Residence

Application of Adan, 437 F.3d 381 (3rd Cir. 2006) [Argentina]

Application of Falls v. Downe, 871 F. Supp. 100 (D. Mass., 1994) [Germany]

Application of Nicholson v. Nicholson, 1997 WL 446432 (D. Kan.) [Germany]

Application of Ponath, 829 F. Supp. 363, 367 (D. Utah 1993) [Germany]

Arboleda v. Arenas, 311 F.Supp.2d 336 (E. D. N. Y., 2004) [Colombia]
 
Armiliato v. Zaric-Armiliato, 169 F.Supp.2d 230 (S. D. N. Y. 2001)  [Italy]

Barr v Barr, 2011 WL 797664 (S.D.Tex.) [United Kingdom]

Barzilay v Barzilay, 600 F.3d 912 (8th Cir 2010) [israel]

Bocquet v Ouzid, 225 F.Supp.2d 1337 (2003) [France]

Brennan v. Cibault, 227 A.D.2d 965, 643 N.Y.S.2d 780 (4th Dept 1996)  [France]

Brosselin v Harless, 2011 WL 6130419 (W.D.Wash.) [Habitual Residence] [France]

Bustamente v Serrano-Figueroa, 207 F.Supp.2d 1205 (D. Colorado,, 2002) [Mexico]

Cabrera v. Lozano, 323 F.Supp.2d 1303 (S.D. Florida, 2004) [Argentina]

David B. v. Helen O., 164 Misc. 2d 566, 625 N.Y.S.2d 436 (Fam. Ct. 1995) [Nigeria] [United Kingdom]

David S. v. Zamira S., 151 Misc. 2d 630, 574 N.Y.S.2d 429 (Fam. Ct. 1991) [Canada]

Deloyve v Lee, 329 F.3d 330 (3rd Cir.,2003) [Germany]

Feder v. Evans-Feder, 63 F.3d 217 (3d Cir.1995) [Australia]

Friedrich v. Friedrich, 983 F.2d 1396 (6th Cir. 1993) [Germany]

Gitter v. Gitter, 396 F.3d 124 (2nd Cir.,2005)  [Israel]

Guzzo v Cristofano, 2011 WL 6934108 (S.D.N.Y.)[Italy] [Habitual Residence]

Hanley v Roy , 485 F.3d 641 (11th Cir. (Fla.) 2007) [Ireland]

Holder v Holder, 392 F.3d 1009 (9th Cir. 2004) [Germany]

In re Morris, 55 F.Supp.2d 1156 (D. Colo. 1999) [Switzerland]

Jenkins v Jenkins, 569 F.3d 549 (6 Cir 2009) [Israel]

Johnson v Johnson, 2011 WL 569876 (S.D.N.Y.) [Italy]

Kijowska v. Haines, 463 F.3d 583 (C.A.7 (Ill.),2006) [Poland]

Kanth v. Kanth, 79 F.Supp.2d 1317 (D. Utah 1999) [Australia]

Karkkainen v Kovalchuk 445 F.3d 280 (3rd Cir. (Pa.) 2006)  [Finland]

Koch v Koch, 416 F.Supp.2d 645 ( E. D. Wisconsin, 2006) [Germany]

Koch v Koch, 450 F.3d 703 (7th Cir.,2006) [Germany]

Levesque v Levesque, 816 F. Supp. 662 (D. Kansas, 1993) [Germany]

Lutman v Lutman, 2010 WL 3398985 (M.D.Pa.) [Isreal] [Habitual Residence]

March v Levine, 136 F.Supp.2d 831, (M.D. Tennessee, 2000) [Mexico]

March v. Levine, 249 F.3d 462 (6th Cir. 2001) [Mexico]

Maxwell v Maxwell, 588 F.3d 245 (4th Cir.(N.C.) 2009) [Australia]

Maynard v. Maynard, 484 F.Supp.2d 654,  (E .D. Mich., 2007) [Australia]

Menechem v Menechem,246 F.Supp.2d 437 (D. Md., 2003) [Israel]

McCurdy v Shreve-McCurdy, 2011 WL 1457158 (E.D.Mich.) [Canada] [Habitual Residence]

Meredith v. Meredith, 759 F. Supp. 1432, 1433 (D.Ariz.1991) [France]

Mero v Prieto, --- F.Supp.2d ----, 2008 WL 2331927 (E.D.N.Y.) [Mexico]

Mckenzie v McKenzie, 168 F.Supp.2d 47 (2001) [Germany]

Miller v Miller, 240 F.3d 392, (4th Cir.,2001) [Canada]

Mozes v Mozes, 239 F.3d 1067 (9th Cir, 2001) [Israel]

Nelson v Petterle, 2011 WL 1048107 (E.D.Cal.) [Iceland] [Habitual Residence]

Nicolson v Pappalardo, 674 F.Supp.2d 295, (D. Maine, 2010) [Australia]

Nicolson v Pappalardo, --- F.3d ----, 2010 WL 1730393 (1st Cir.(Me.))[Australia]

Norinder v Fuentes, --- F.3d ----, 2011 WL 3966153 (7th Cir.(Ill.))[Sweden] [Discovery]

Nunez-Escudero v. Tice-Menley, 58 F.3d 374 (8th Cir.1995) [Mexico]

Ordon Ez v. Tacuri, 2009 WL 2928903 (E.D.N.Y. 2009) [Ecuador]

Pasten v Velasquez, 462 F.Supp.2d 1206 (M.D. Alabama, 2006) [Chile]

Papakosmas v Papakosmas, 483 F.3d 617 (9th Cir.(Cal.) 2007) [Greece]

Paz v Paz, 169 F.Supp.2d 254 (S.D. New York, 2001) [ New Zealand]

Robert v Tesson, 507 F.3d 981 (6th Cir., 2007) [France]

Rydder v Rydder, 49 F.3d 369 (8th Cir.,1995)  [Poland]

Sasson v. Sasson, 327 F.Supp.2d 489 (D. New Jersey, 2004) [Israel]

Seaman v Patterson, --- F.Supp.2d ----, 2011 WL 124223 (M.D.Ga.) [Mexico][Habitual Residence] [Rights of Custody - patria potestas]

Sheikh v. Cahill, 145 Misc. 2d 171, 546 N.Y.S.2d 517 (Sup. Ct. 1989) [Canada]

Silverman v Silverman, 338 F.3d 886 (8th Cir, 2003) [Israel]

Silvestri v Oliva, 403 F.Supp.2d 378 ( D. New Jersey, 2005) [Argentina]

Slagenweit v. Slagenweit, 841 F. Supp. 264 (N.D. Iowa 1993), dismissed, 43 F.3d 1476 and dismissed, 43 F.3d 1476. [Germany]

Sorenson v Sorenson, 559 F.3d 871 (8th Cir 2009) [Australia]

Stern v Stern, --- F.3d ----, 2011 WL 1706912 (8th Cir.(Iowa)) [Isreal] [Habitual Residence]

Tenorio Ruiz v Tenorio, 392 F.3d 1247 (11th Cir.) [Mexico]
 
Tsarbopoulos v Tsarbopoulos, 176 F.Supp.2d 1045 (E.D. Washington)  [Greece]

Whiting v Krassner, 391 F3d 540 ( 3rd Cir, 2004) [Canada]

Yang v Tsui, --- F.Supp.2d ----, 2006 WL 2466095 (W. D. Pa) [Canada]

Yang v Tsui, --- F.3d ----, 2007 WL 2377463 (C.A.3 (Pa.)) [Canada]

Zuker v. Andrews, 2 F.Supp.2d 134 (D. Mass. 1998) [Argentina]

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Habitual Residence - English Case of In re Bates

In re Bates, High Court of Justice, No. CA 122/89, Family Division, Royal Courts of Justice, London WC2, February 23, 1989 [United Kingdom]


Notice of Commencement of Proceedings

Brooke v Willis, 907 F. Supp. 57 (S.D. N. Y. 1995) [United Kingdom] [ Notice of proceedings]

Egervary v. Rooney, 80 F.Supp.2d 491 (E. D. Pa. 2000) [Hungary]

Green v Green, NYLJ, 7-6-93, P.33, Col. 2, Sup. Ct., Kings Co. (Rigler, J.)

Klam v. Klam, 797 F. Supp. 202 (E. D. N. Y. 1992) [Gemany]

Rydder v Rydder, 49 F.3d 369 (8th Cir.,1995) [Poland]


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Rights of Custody and Rights of Access

A.A.M. v. J.L.R.C.,--- F.Supp.2d ----, 2012 WL 75049 (E.D.N.Y.) [Mexico] [Rights of Custody] [Patria Potestas]

Abbott v Abbott, --- S.Ct. ----, 2010 WL 1946730 [Chile] [Rights of Custody]

Abbott v Abbott, 495 F.Supp.2d 635 (W.D. Texas, 2007) [Chile] [Rights of Custody] 

Abbott v Abbott, 542 F.3d 1081 (5th Cir. 2008) [Chile] [Rights of Custody]

Aguirre v Calle, 2008 WL 4461931 (E. D. N. Y.)  [Colombia] [Patria Potestas Creates Rights of Custody]

Aldinger v. Segler, 263 F.Supp.2d 284 (D. Puerto Rico) [Germany] [Rights of Custody]

Antunez-Fernandes v. Connors-Fernandes, 259 F.Supp.2d 800 (N. D. Iowa 2003)  [France] [Joint parental responsibility]

In re Application of Adams ex rel. Naik v. Naik, 363 F.Supp.2d 1025 ( N.D. Illinois, 2005)  [United Kingdom] [Rights of Custody]

Avendano v Smith, --- F.Supp.2d ----, 2011 WL 3702401 (D.N.M.)  [Mexico] [Rights of Custody] [Patria potestas] [Grave Risk of Harm ] [Attorneys fees]

Bader v Kramer, 445 F.3d 346 (4th Cir., 2006) ("Bader I") [Germany] [Presumption of joint custody]

Bader v Kramer, 484 F.3d 666 (4th Cir., 2007) [Exercise Rights of Custody]

Cantor v Cohen, 442 F.3d 196 (4th Cir. 2006)  [ Israel]   [No jurisdiction to enforce rights of Access]

Croll v. Croll
, 229 F.3d 133 (2d Cir.2000)  [Hong Kong] [Ne exeat not right of custody]

Doudle v. Gause, 282 F.Supp.2d 922 (N. D. Ind. 2003)   [Austria] [Rights of Custody]

Duran v Beaumont, 542 F.3d 1081, 2008 WL 2780656 (2nd Cir. (N.Y.)) [Chile] Ne Exeat Not Right of Custody] [Can enforce Rights of Access

Furnes v Reeves, 362 F.3d 702 (11th Cir., 2004)  [Norway]  [ne exeat right of custody]

Garcia v Angarita, 440 F.Supp.2d 1364 (S.D. Florida, 2006) [Colombia] [patria potestas right of custody]

Application of Garcia v Varona--- F.Supp.2d ----, 2011 WL 3805778 (N.D.Ga.) [Spain] [Rights of custody] [Patria potestas ] [Consent] [Abandonment]

Giampaolo v. Erneta, 390 F.Supp.2d 1269 (N.D. Georgia, 2004) [Argentina] [Rights of Custody]

Gil v. Rodriguez, 184 F.Supp.2d 1221, (M.D. Florida, 2002)  [Venezuela] [patria potestas right of custody]

Gonzalez v. Gutierrez, 311 F.3d 942 (9th Cir. 2002)    [Mexico] [Ne exeat not right of custody]

Hazbun Escaf v. Rodriquez, 200 F.Supp.2d 603 (E. D. Va. 2002)   [Colombia] [Rights of custody]

Hanley v Roy , 485 F.3d 641 (11th Cir. (Fla.) 2007)  [Ireland] [Rights of Custody]

Ibarra v Quintanilla Garcia, 476 F.Supp.2d 630 (S. D. Texas, 2007) [Mexico] [Rights of Custody]

In re DD, 440 F.Supp.2d 1283 (M.D. Florida,2006) [France] [Rights of Custody]

In re Polson, 578 F.Supp.2d 1064 (S. D. Ill. 2008) [Australia]

In re Robinson, 983 F. Supp. 1339 (D. Colo. 1997) [United Kingdom] [Rights of Custody]

Judge v Williams, 2011 WL 3100346 (E.D.N.C.) [Ireland] [Rights of Custody]

Krefter v Willis, 623 F.Supp.2d 125 (D. Mass. 2009) {Germany] [Rights of Custody]

Kufner v Kufner, 440 F.Supp.2d 491 (D.R.I., 2007)  [Germany] [Rights of Custody]

Lalo v. Malca, 318 F.Supp.2d 1152 (S.D., Florida, 2004) [Panama]  [ne exeat right of custody] [patria potestas right of custody]

Ly v Heu, 296 F.Supp.2d 1009 ( D. Minnesota, 2003) [France ] [No jurisdiction to enforce right of access]

Lynch v Mendez Lynch, 220 F.Supp.2d 1347, ( M.D. Florida, 2002)  [Argentina] [Rights of custody]

Matter of Leslie v. Noble, 377 F.Supp.2d 1232 (S.D. Florida, 2005)  [Belize] [Rights of Custody]

Norden-Powers v. Beveridge, 125 F.Supp.2d 634 (E. D. N. Y. 2000)   [Australia] [Joint parental responsibility]

Ortiz v Cantu, 2009 WL 8543610 (S.D.Tex.) [Mexico] [Rights of custody] [Patria Postestas]

Pasten v Velasquez, 462 F.Supp.2d 1206 (M.D. Alabama, 2006) [Chile] [Rights of custody]

Pesin v Osorio Rodriguez, 77 F.Supp.2d 1277 ( S.D. Florida, 1999)      [Venezuela] [Rights of Custody]

Pesin v. Rodriguez, 244 F.3d 1250 (11th Cir. 2001)   [Venezuela] [Fugitive disentitlement]

Pielage v McConnell, 516 F.3d 1282 (11th Cir. 2008) (11th Cir. 2008) [Netherlands] [Retention defined]

Radu v Toader, 2011 WL 3418368 (E.D.N.Y.) [Romania] [Rights of Custody] [Ne Exeat Rights]

Roy v Roy, 432 F.Supp.2d 1297 (S.D. Florida, 2006) [Ireland] [Rights of Custody]

Sealed Appellant v Sealed Appellee 394 F.3d 338 (5th Cir. (Tex.) 2004)     [Australia] [Rights of custody]

Shalit v. Coppe, 182 F.3d 1124 (9th Cir., 1999)    [Israel] [Rights of custody]     

Shealy v. Shealy, 295 F.3d 1117 (10th Cir., 2002)  [Germany] [Equal de jure custody]

Teijeiro Fernandez v. Yeager, 121 F.Supp.2d 1118 (W. D. Mich. 2000)  [Spain] [No jurisdiction to enforce right of access]

Vale v. Avila, 2008 U.S. App. Lexis 17068 (7 Cir. 2008) [Venezuela] [Patria Posestas and Ne Exeat Right Creates Right of  Custody]

Walton v. Walton, 925 F. Supp. 453 (S.D. Miss., 1996)  [Australia] [Rights of custody]

Whallon v. Lynn, 230 F.3d 450 (1st Cir. 2000)  [Mexico] [patria potestas right of custody]

Wiezel v Wiezel-Tyrnauer 385 F.Supp.2d 240 (S. D. N. Y., 2005) [No jurisdiction to enforce right of access]

Wiggill v Janicki, 262 F.Supp.2d 687 ( S.D. West Virginia, 2003)   [England] [No jurisdiction to enforce right of access]

Wojcik v. Wojcik, 959 F.Supp.2d 413 (ED. Mich. 1997) [France] [joint custody presumption]

Yang v Tsui,  416 F.3d 199 (3d Cir.,2005) [Canada]

Yang v Tsui, 499 F.3d 259 (3d Cir., 2007) [Canada] [Rights of Custody]

 

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Wrongful Removal or Retention

Belay v Getachew, 272 F.Supp.2d 553,(D. Md., 2003)  [Sweden]

Diorinou v. Mezitis, 237 F.3d 133 (2d Cir., 2001)  [Greece]

Fabri v. Pritikin-Fabri, 221 F. Supp. 2d 859 (N.D. Ill. 2001) [Italy]

Mozes v Mozes
, 239 F.3d 1067 (9th Cir, 2001) [Israel]

Shealy v. Shealy,
295 F.3d 1117 (10th Cir. 2002) [Germany]

Toren v. Toren, 191 F.3d 23 (1st Cir. 1999) [Israel]

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