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International child abduction L M v. H T S

L M v. H T S

The court held that the child was habitually resident in Germany after the family’s shared move there, and ordered her return under the Hague Convention.

  • Habitual residence
  • Rights of custody
  • Return of child under article 12
  • Costs under article 26
  • Habitual-residence
  • Child-abduction
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International child abduction N v. O

N v. O

The court refused a Hague Convention return order, finding the child was no longer habitually resident in Luxembourg and that custody should be determined in Hong Kong.

  • Habitual residence
  • Wrongful retention
  • Child welfare paramountcy
  • Discretionary jurisdiction
  • Forum conveniens
  • Comity
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International child abduction S v. S

S v. S

The court ordered the child’s immediate return to the United Kingdom under the Hague Convention, rejecting grave-risk and child-objection defences.

  • Article 13(b) grave risk defence
  • Habitual residence
  • Child's objection and maturity
  • Summary procedure and evidence management
  • Undertakings and forum competence
  • International-child-abduction
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