AFFAIRE

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Nom de l'affaire

1Ob550/92, Oberster Gerichtshof

Référence INCADAT

HC/E/AT 381

Juridiction

Pays

Autriche

Nom

Oberster Gerichtshof (Autriche)

Degré

Instance Suprême

États concernés

État requérant

Hongrie

État requis

Autriche

Décision

Date

24 April 1992

Statut

Définitif

Motifs

Droit de garde - art. 3 | Risque grave - art. 13(1)(b)

Décision

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Article(s) de la Convention visé(s)

1 2 3 5 12 13(1)(b) 16

Article(s) de la Convention visé(s) par le dispositif

3 13(1)(b)

Autres dispositions

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Jurisprudence | Affaires invoquées

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INCADAT commentaire

Mécanisme de retour

Droit de garde
Qui peut obtenir le droit de garde au sens de la Convention?

Exceptions au retour

Problèmes généraux
Nature limitée des exceptions

RÉSUMÉ

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Facts

The children, a boy and a girl, were 7 and 8 years old at the date of the alleged wrongful removal. The parents were divorced. By a provisional decision, which became final after the removal, the competent Hungarian child welfare authority had transferred custody of both children to their grandmother.

On 22 June 1991 the mother took the children from their grandmother and brought the children to the father in Austria. On 18 September the grandmother petitioned for the return of the children. On 21 November 1991 the District Court Favoriten in Vienna refused to order the return of the children finding that such a return would place them in an intolerable situation (Article 13(1)(b)).

On 3 February 1992 the Appellate Court (Landesgericht für Zivilrechtssachen Wien) allowed an appeal and ordered the return of the children. The parents appealed to the Supreme Court.

Ruling

Challenge to legality dismissed; the removal was wrongful and Article 13(1)(b) had not been proved to the standard required under the Convention.

Grounds

Rights of Custody - Art. 3

The question whether or not a person has the right of custody shall be determined in accordance with the law of the country where the child had his habitual residence. By a provisial decision which became final the competent Hungarian child welfare authority had transferred custody of both children to their grandmother. Custody proceedings had been pending before the competent Hungarian courts at the time the children had been removed.

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

Only unusually severe endangerment of a child´s welfare precludes a child´s return. The parents who had improperly removed the children did not succeed in proving any reasons for the non-return under Article 13(1)(b) of the Convention.

INCADAT comment

Who may Hold Rights of Custody for Convention Purposes?

Preparation of INCADAT commentary in progress.

Limited Nature of the Exceptions

Preparation of INCADAT case law analysis in progress.