The U.S. District Court for the SD of GA granted Ms. Rishmawy's petition for the return of her daughter to Honduras under the Hague Child Abduction Convention. The parties had separated just prior to the minor child's birth. The child lived with her mother in Honduras, while Mr. Vergara lived in a … Read More about Case Update (2021): Rishmawy v. Vergara; habitual residence
Case Update (2020): Pope v. Lunday; habitual residence of infants; place of birth vs. parents’ intent; no evidentiary hearing required
The 10th Circuit affirmed the Pope v. Lunday decision on November 20, 2020. Ms. Lunday, pregnant with twins, returned to her home of Oklahoma from Brazil. The twins were born in Oklahoma, and shortly after, Mr. Pope filed suit under the 1980 Hague Abduction Convention, seeking the twins' … Read More about Case Update (2020): Pope v. Lunday; habitual residence of infants; place of birth vs. parents’ intent; no evidentiary hearing required