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Case Update (19 Sept 2022): Tsuruta v. Tsuruta; Child returned to Japan under Hague Abduction Convention

September 25, 2022

On September 19, 2022, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri ordered the parties' minor child returned to her habitual residence of Japan. The child's father filed his return petition in the court on April 12, 2022. The court found that the child's mother removed the child … Read More about Case Update (19 Sept 2022): Tsuruta v. Tsuruta; Child returned to Japan under Hague Abduction Convention

Category iconabduction,  acquiescence,  Child Abduction,  consent,  Grave Risk,  Habitual Residence,  Hague Abduction Convention,  Passport,  removal

Case Update (2 Sept 2022): Revelo v. Cedeno; minor child ordered returned to Ecuador, court orders federal government to produce documents necessary to return child

May 5, 2023

Petitioner Father and Respondent Mother are parents to one child, born in Ecuador. The parents were in a civil union until August 29, 2019, at which time they ended their relationship. At the same time, they entered into a custody agreement that gave Respondent custody with open visitation rights … Read More about Case Update (2 Sept 2022): Revelo v. Cedeno; minor child ordered returned to Ecuador, court orders federal government to produce documents necessary to return child

Category iconabduction,  Child Abduction,  custody rights,  foreign law,  Hague Abduction Convention,  Passport,  Right of Custody,  rights of custody

Case Update (3 Dec 2021): Delagarde v. Delagarde; limitations imposed so as to effectively prohibit child’s international travel

December 21, 2021

In an unpublished opinion, the Court of Appeals for Idaho affirmed the magistrate court's custody order. Laurent and Micaela divorced in 2019, when their daughter was 3 years old. Laurent, who is a French citizen and U.S. permanent resident, appealed based on the restrictions placed on his … Read More about Case Update (3 Dec 2021): Delagarde v. Delagarde; limitations imposed so as to effectively prohibit child’s international travel

Category iconPassport,  prohibit travel

Case Update (2020): LO v. NO; Issuing a U.S. passport to a minor child, abduction prevention issues

August 18, 2020

The case of LO v. NO, No. CAAP-19-0000762, gives me the opportunity to provide some reminders to everyone about child abduction prevention.  The actual underlying issue in this case was the Father’s appeal of the trial court’s post-decree order granting the Mother’s request for a U.S. passport … Read More about Case Update (2020): LO v. NO; Issuing a U.S. passport to a minor child, abduction prevention issues

Category iconabduction,  abduction prevention,  Case Update,  Child Abduction,  Department of State,  Passport

Case Update (2020): OG v. AB; Abduction Prevention, Restrictions on Passport Renewal, Ne Exeat

July 2, 2020

In the custody trial of OG v. AB, a Mother expressed her desire to take the parties’ children to visit her family in her native Russia but indicated that the Father was unwilling to give her the children’s expired Russian passports so that she could renew them for the travel.  The Father … Read More about Case Update (2020): OG v. AB; Abduction Prevention, Restrictions on Passport Renewal, Ne Exeat

Category iconabduction,  Case Update,  Child Abduction,  Passport

Case Update (2020): Clarke v. Lopez; Obtaining a U.S. passport for a minor child without both parents’ signatures

June 24, 2020

When parents share joint legal custody of their child, both parents must sign the minor child’s U.S. passport application.  In the case of Clarke v. Lopez, the minor child’s father, Mr. Lopez, signed the child’s passport application but did it without the proper notarial stamp.  When asked … Read More about Case Update (2020): Clarke v. Lopez; Obtaining a U.S. passport for a minor child without both parents’ signatures

Category iconCase Update,  Department of State,  jurisdiction,  Passport

Case Update (2020): Kiviti v. Pompeo; U.S. Citizenship, Child Born through Surrogacy outside of U.S., Same Sex Couple Parents

June 22, 2020

Roee Kiviti and Adiel Kiviti are married fathers to two children born through surrogates in Canada.  Their first child, LRK, born in 2016, used Roee’s sperm and has a biological relationship with Roee.  KRK, their second child, born in 2019, used Adiel’s sperm and has a biological … Read More about Case Update (2020): Kiviti v. Pompeo; U.S. Citizenship, Child Born through Surrogacy outside of U.S., Same Sex Couple Parents

Category iconCase Update,  Department of State,  INA,  overseas birth,  Passport

Case Update (2020): Sabra v. Pompeo; Consular Report of Birth Abroad and minor child’s U.S. passport application

May 20, 2020

A minor child born overseas to U.S. parents is eligible for U.S. citizenship if the requirements outlined in the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) are met.   The parents must request a Consular Report of Birth Abroad (CRBA) as evidence of the citizenship before the child’s 18th birthday … Read More about Case Update (2020): Sabra v. Pompeo; Consular Report of Birth Abroad and minor child’s U.S. passport application

Category iconCRBA,  due process,  INA,  overseas birth,  Passport

Case Update (2020): Raia v. Pompeo; Minor Child’s Passport Issuance and its interplay with the 1980 Convention and COVID-19

May 1, 2020

Mr. Joseph Raia sued the U.S. Secretary of State and the U.S. Department of State requesting an immediate issuance of a new passport for his 10 year old son who is presently located in Italy and is the subject of a Hague Abduction return proceeding in that country.  The minor child’s passport, … Read More about Case Update (2020): Raia v. Pompeo; Minor Child’s Passport Issuance and its interplay with the 1980 Convention and COVID-19

Category icon1980 Convention,  Burden,  Child Abduction,  Department of State,  Passport

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