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Consent - Art. 13(1)(a) | Grave Risk - Art. 13(1)(b) | Objections of the Child to a Return - Art. 13(2) | Procedural Matters | Acquiescence - Art. 13(1)(a)

Return ordered

Return ordered; the application under Article 13(1)(b) exception failed. The mother and children were sufficiently protected against harm by measures under the Convention and the laws of the American courts.

Grave Risk - Art. 13(1)(b)

Appeal dismissed, return refused

Appeal dismissed and return refused; the father's history of depression and alcoholism created a risk to the child serious enough to support a finding under Article 13(1)(b).

Grave Risk - Art. 13(1)(b)

Return ordered

Return ordered; the standard required under Article 13(1)(b) to indicate the children would face a grave risk of psychological harm had not been met.

Habitual Residence - Art. 3 | Grave Risk - Art. 13(1)(b) | Interpretation of the Convention

Appeal allowed; case remitted to the District Court.

Habitual Residence - Art. 3 | Human Rights - Art. 20 | Issues Relating to Return

Appeal dismissed, return ordered

Appeal dismissed and return ordered; the child's place of habitual residence prior to the wrongful retention was Italy. The standard required under Article 20 had not been met.

Habitual Residence - Art. 3 | Acquiescence - Art. 13(1)(a) | Procedural Matters

Appeal dismissed, return ordered

Appeal dismissed and return ordered; the child had acquired a habitual residence in Australia at the time of the removal. The court further found that the mother had not acquiesced in the removal.

Habitual Residence - Art. 3 | Rights of Custody - Art. 3

Article 15 declaration granted

Article 15 declaration granted; the retention was wrongful for it was in breach of rights of custody vested in the English court.

Rights of Custody - Art. 3 | Settlement of the Child - Art. 12(2)

Appeal dismissed, return ordered with undertakings offered

Appeal dismissed and return ordered; the standard required under Article 12(2) had not been met.

Aims of the Convention - Preamble, Arts 1 and 2 | Rights of Custody - Art. 3 | Acquiescence - Art. 13(1)(a)

Return refused

Return refused; the retention of the child was wrongful but that the father had acquiesced in terms of Article 13(1)(a). The court exercised its discretion not to order the return of the child.

Removal and Retention - Arts 3 and 12

Application dismissed

Appeal dismissed as the Convention had not entered into effect between the United Kingdom and Ontario at the relevant date.

Procedural Matters | Interpretation of the Convention

A direction was given that the Spanish Central Authority should be informed of the facts of the case. A further direction was given that the father should be advised of his Convention rights.

Habitual Residence - Art. 3 | Procedural Matters

Appeal dismissed, return ordered

Appeal dismissed and return ordered; the child was habitually resident in Mexico at the moment of the retention.

Habitual Residence - Art. 3

Appeal dismissed, application dismissed

Appeal dismissed and application dismissed; the child lost his Australian habitual residence upon leaving that State for the parents had agreed that the child should relocate to the United Kingdom. Consequently the child was not wrongfully retained in Scotland once the mother changed her mind about the relocation.

Acquiescence - Art. 13(1)(a) | Procedural Matters

Return ordered

Return ordered; the actions of the father were insufficient to meet the standard required under Art. 13(1)(a) to show acquiescence.

Grave Risk - Art. 13(1)(b) | Undertakings

Return ordered

Return ordered; the standard required under Article 13(1)(b) to indicate that the child would face a grave risk of harm had not been met.

Habitual Residence - Art. 3 | Grave Risk - Art. 13(1)(b) | Procedural Matters

Appeal dismissed, return ordered

Appeal dismissed insofar as the court found that the standard required under Article 13(1)(b) had not been met. However, the court ruled that the award of expenses should be reduced.

Habitual Residence - Art. 3 | Rights of Custody - Art. 3 | Undertakings

Return ordered with undertakings offered

Return ordered and undertakings volunteered; the removal of the child was wrongful.

Rights of Custody - Art. 3 | Acquiescence - Art. 13(1)(a) | Grave Risk - Art. 13(1)(b) | Objections of the Child to a Return - Art. 13(2)

Return ordered

Return ordered; the standard required under Articles 13(1)(a), 13(1)(b) and 13(2) had not been met.

Aims of the Convention - Preamble, Arts 1 and 2 | Habitual Residence - Art. 3 | Acquiescence - Art. 13(1)(a) | Interpretation of the Convention

Application dismissed

Application dismissed; the children were habitually resident in Australia on the relevant date.

Application dismissed

Application dismissed; the child was no longer habitually resident in Germany at the relevant date.