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Juvenile

Jun. 8, 2010

When Child Abduction Crosses International Borders

Peter Walzer of Walzer & Melcher examines a recent U.S. Supreme Court case that clarifies the child abduction provision to the Hague Convention.

By Peter M. Walzer

The recent U.S. Supreme Court case of Abbott v. Abbott (2010 DJDAR 7161) settles conflicting decision between the federal circuits interpreting a provision of the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction (See HCCH Convention 28 of 25 October 1980). The United States is a contracting state to the Convention, and Congress has implemented its provisions through the International Child Abduction Remedies...

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