CASE

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Case Name

Cass Civ 1ère, 04/03/2015, Y c. X, N. 14-19015

INCADAT reference

HC/E/FR 1373

Court

Country

FRANCE

Name

Court of Cassation (Cour de Cassation)

Level

Superior Appellate Court

Judge(s)

Ms Batut (President); Ms Guyon-Renard (rapporteur); Ms Valdès Boulouque (General Counsel) 

States involved

Requesting State

BELGIUM

Requested State

FRANCE

Decision

Date

4 March 2015

Status

Overturned on appeal

Grounds

Habitual Residence - Art. 3

Order

Appeal allowed, return ordered

HC article(s) Considered

3 4

HC article(s) Relied Upon

3 4

Other provisions

Arts 2(11) and 11(1) of Council Regulation (EC) No 2201/2003 of 27 November 2003

Authorities | Cases referred to

ECJ, 2 April 2009, A. (C-523/07) [INCADAT reference HC/E/1000]; ECJ, 22 December 2010, Mercredi v. Chaffe (C-497/10 PPU)  [INCADAT reference HC/E/FR 1044]; ECJ, 9 October 2014, C. v. M. (C-376/14 PPU) [INCADAT reference HC/E/IE 1299].

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SYNOPSIS

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1 child wrongfully removed at age 4 – Child lived in France until August 2012 – Return ordered – Main issue: habitual residence – Habitual residence should be determined in the light of all the factual circumstances particular to the case, including the parents’ shared intention and decisions taken with a view to ensure the child’s integration

Un enfant déplacé illicitement à l’âge de 4 ans – Enfant résident en France jusqu’en août 2012 – Retour ordonné – Principal enjeu : résidence habituelle – Il convient d’établir la résidence habituelle à la lumière des circonstances factuelles particulières de l’espèce, notamment l’intention commune des parents et les décisions prises en vue d’assurer l’acclimatation de l’enfant

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