HC/E/CA 1361
Canadá - Columbia Británica
Court of Appeal for British Columbia
Tribunal de Apelaciones
Justice Newbury, Justice D. Smith, Justice Garson
Estados Unidos de América
Canadá - Columbia Británica
13 August 2013
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Residencia habitual - art. 3 | Grave riesgo - art. 13(1)(b)
Apelación desestimada, restitución ordenada
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Fasiang v. Fasiangova, 2008 BCSC 1339; Hewstan v. Hewstan, 2001 BCSC 368 [INCADAT Reference HC/E/CA 753]; Petnehazi v. Kresz, [1999] B.C.J. 1238; R. v. Barnet London Borough Council, [1983] A.C. 309 (H.L.); Thomson v. Thomson, [1994] 3 S.C.R. 551 [INCADAT Reference HC/E/CA 11]
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2 children wrongfully removed at ages 4 and 2 – Unmarried parents – Father national of Canada – Mother national of Canada and Columbia – Shared custody (parenting arrangement) – Children lived with both parents at times in the United States of America and at times in Canada – Children last lived in the United States of America from August 2010 until their removal in April 2013 - Application for return filed with the Supreme Court of British Columbia in April 2013 – Return ordered – Main issues: habitual residence, Art. 13(1) (b) grave risk exception – A settled intention of the parents, for the purposes of establishing habitual residence, requires a “sufficient degree of continuity to be properly described as settled” – Mere speculation that one of the parents might be deported on grounds of immigration status and might choose to move to a State that would allegedly endanger the children is insufficient evidence to establish that the Art. 13(1) (b) grave risk exception applies