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U.S. Supreme Court

Jan. 13, 2010

High Court Weighs Custody Battle

The U.S. Supreme Court seemed sympathetic Tuesday to a man seeking the return of his son to Chile after his ex-wife violated a court order preventing her from taking the child overseas.

By Lawrence Hurley

Daily Journal Staff Writer

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Supreme Court seemed sympathetic Tuesday to a man seeking the return of his son to Chile after his ex-wife violated a court order preventing her from taking the child overseas.

At issue is how United States courts should interpret the Hague Convention on International Child Abduction in deciding whether to return a child to a country where the parent who does n...

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