The parties are parents to 2 teenage, high-school children, who were both born in Belgium and had lived their entire lives in Belgium until July 2022, at which time they traveled to Washington State to spend time with their father, with a scheduled return date and return ticket for August 16, 2022. … Read More about Case Update (21 Dec 2022): Bikundwa v. Ruyenzi; Children ordered returned to Petitioner in Belgium
Case Update (2021): Lorenz v. Lorenz; waiver of “affirmative defense” under Hague Abduction Convention
The Lorenz family, after some significant litigation, is proceeding towards a final resolution in the Hague Abduction Convention suit filed by Ms. Lorenz in the U.S. District Court for the ED of Michigan. As a preliminary matter, Ms. Lorenz filed a motion to waive "affirmative defense" and to … Read More about Case Update (2021): Lorenz v. Lorenz; waiver of “affirmative defense” under Hague Abduction Convention
Case Update (2021): Romero v. Bahamonde; mature child’s objection and testimony
In November 2020, the U.S. District Court for the ED Georgia denied Mr. Romero's request to return his children to Chile under the Hague Abduction Convention. Mr. Romero appealed, and, on May 25, 2021, the Eleventh Circuit affirmed. Mr. Romero argues that the District Court was clearly … Read More about Case Update (2021): Romero v. Bahamonde; mature child’s objection and testimony
Case Update (2020): Re: JCC v. LC; Hague Abduction return, high burden for proving a grave risk, no testimony by mature child
The U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey ordered 2 children returned to El Salvador on October 30, 2020 in the case of Re: JCC v. LC (Civil Action No. 19-21889). There are a few interesting statements by the court worth mentioning in a blog post. First, the Court, at no … Read More about Case Update (2020): Re: JCC v. LC; Hague Abduction return, high burden for proving a grave risk, no testimony by mature child