Petitioner, Ms. Wan, successfully secured a return order using the Hague Abduction Convention, for Mr. DeBolt to return their minor children to Hong Kong. On August 10, 2021, the U.S. District Court for the CD Illinois, ordered Mr. DeBolt to reimburse Ms. Wan attorneys' fees in the amount of … Read More about Case Update (2021): Wan v. DeBolt; Fees to Prevailing Petitioner in Hague Abduction Case
Case Update (2020): Stone v. Stone; attorney fee award in Hague Abduction return proceeding; no fees for the prevailing respondent
The U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey, in Stone v. Stone, (2020 WL 491194) reaffirmed that a prevailing respondent in a Hague Abduction return proceeding is not entitled to an award of fees. Specifically, ICARA section 9001, et. seq., requires the respondent to pay necessary … Read More about Case Update (2020): Stone v. Stone; attorney fee award in Hague Abduction return proceeding; no fees for the prevailing respondent