In Avendano v. Balza, the First Circuit affirmed the U.S. District Court's refusal to return G, a minor child, to Venezuela on the basis that G was mature, and objected to the return. The Petitioner Mother appeals the court's finding on two points.Point one: Petitioner argues the court wrongly … Read More about Case Update (2021): Avendano v. Balza; Hague Abduction Convention, mature child objection and undue influence
Case Update (2021): Alfonso VH v. Christina AZ; Hague Abduction Return Petition, Now Settled Exception
On January 8, 2021, the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia denied a return petition brought under the Hague Abduction Convention in the case of Alfonso VH v. Christina AZ on the basis that the minor child is now settled in the United States.The court found that the … Read More about Case Update (2021): Alfonso VH v. Christina AZ; Hague Abduction Return Petition, Now Settled Exception