Blondin v. Dubois (II), 189 F.3d 240 (N.Y. 1999)
- Docket Number
- No. 98-2834
- Published
- Yes
- Decision Date
- 1999-08-17
- Name of Court
- United States Court of Appeals
- Opinion by
- Cabranes, Jose A
- Counsel for Petitioner
- Hausler, Sanford ; Wolfman, Valerie S
- Counsel for Respondent
- Jacobs, Howard L
- Counsel for Court
- Requesting State
- France
- Requested State
- United States of America
- Procedural History
-
The Petitioner/father sought appeal of the decision from the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York that denied his petition for the return of his children to France.
- Summary of Facts
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(see Blondin v. Dubois (I), 19 F. Supp. 123 1998).
- Defenses Raised
-
Hague Article 13b: Grave risk of harm to the child if returned to the petitioning country
- Statutes Considered (ICARA)
- 11601(a)(4), 11603(a)(4), 11603(e)(1)(A), 11603(e)(1)(B), 11603(e)(2)(A), 11603(e)(2)(B)
- Articles Considered (Hague Convention)
- 3, 8, 11, 12, 13(a), 13(b), 16, 19, 20, 29
- Cases Considered
- Currier v. Currier, 845 F.Supp. 916 (D.N.H. 1994); Friedrich v. Friedrich, 983 F.2d 1369 (6th Cir. 1993); Friedrich v. Friedrich, 78 F.3d 1060 (6th Cir. 1996); Louisville Gas & Elec. Co. v. Coleman, 277 U.S. 32 (1928); Nunez-Escudero v. Tice-Menley, , 58 F.3d 374 (8th CIr. 1995); Rydder v. Rydder, 49 F.3d 369 (8th Cir. 1995); Shalit v. Coppe, 182 F.3d 1124 (9th Cir. 1999); Zicherman v. Korean Air Lines Co, 516 U.S. 217 (1996)
- Judicial Outcome or Order
- Reversed and Remanded
- Posted
- 2004-11-05
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