On September 15, 2021, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals vacated and remanded in the matter of In re ICJ, concluding the District Court erred in denying Mr. Jones' petition for return of his child to France under the Hague Abduction Convention. To expedite the case, the parties agreed, in a … Read More about Case Update (2021): In re ICJ; vacate & remand; actually exercising; grave risk and alternative remedies
Case Update (2021): in re matter of ICJ; not actually exercising rights of custody
On January 28, 2021, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Washington denied a Father's request to return his child to France using the Hague Abduction Convention in the case of In Re Matter of ICJ (Jones v. Fairfield). The Father (Mr. Jones) has already appealed.While the trial … Read More about Case Update (2021): in re matter of ICJ; not actually exercising rights of custody
Case Update (2020): Lopez v. Bamaca; “Actually Exercising” custody rights in the 1980 Convention
In the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware case of Lopez v. Bamaca, decided on April 20, 2020 (C.A. No. 19-1001-LPS), the Court analyzed a Left Behind Parent's exercise of their parental rights over a child that was wrongfully removed from their habitual residence. The 1980 Hague … Read More about Case Update (2020): Lopez v. Bamaca; “Actually Exercising” custody rights in the 1980 Convention