Blondin v. Dubois (III), 78 F.Supp.2d 283 (S.D.N.Y. 2000)
- Docket Number
- No. 98 CIV. 4274 (DC)
- Published
- Yes
- Decision Date
- 2000-01-12
- Name of Court
- United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
- Opinion by
- Chin, Denny
- Counsel for Petitioner
- Wolfman, Valerie S; Hausler, Sanford
- Counsel for Respondent
- Joy, Leonard F
- Counsel for Court
- Requesting State
- France
- Requested State
- United States of America
- Procedural History
-
The Petitioner/father appealed district court ruling (see Blondin I) denying his petition for the return of his children to France. The appellate court upheld the district court's finding of fact, but remanded for further consideration a determination as to the range of remedies available which might allow the children to return to their home country, with protection from further harm, pending a custody determination by a French court with proper jurisdiction.
- Summary of Facts
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(see Blondin v. Dubois (I), 19 F. Supp. 123 (S.D.N.Y.1998))
- Defenses Raised
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Hague Article 13b: Grave risk of harm to the child if returned to the requesting state
- Statutes Considered (ICARA)
- 11601(a)(4), 11601(b)(4), 11603(e)(1)(A), 11606(a)
- Articles Considered (Hague Convention)
- 1, 3, 4, 6, 11, 12, 13(b), 16, 19, 20
- Cases Considered
- Aristotle P. v. Johnson, 721 F.Supp. 1002 (N.D. Ill. 1989); Blondin v. Dubois, 189 F.3d 240 (2nd Cir. 1999); Blondin v. Dubois, 19 F.Supp.2d 123 (S.D.N.Y. 1998); Bowen v. Gilliard, 483 U.S. 587 (1987); Croll v. Croll, 66 F.Supp.2d 554 (S.D.N.Y. 1999); Feder v. Evans-Feder, 63 F.3d 217 (3rd Cir. 1995); Friedrich v. Friedrich, 78 F.3d 1060 (6th Cir. 1996); Freier v. Freier, 969 F.Supp. 436 (E.D. Mich. 1996); In re Rodriquez, 33 F.Supp.2d 456 (D.Md. 1999); In re Zararte, No. 96-C-50394 WL 734613 (N.D. Ill. Dec. 1996); Nunez-Escudero v. Tice-Menley, 58 F.3d 374 (9th ir. 1995); Roberts v. United States Jaycees, 468 U.S. 609 (1984); Rydder v. Rydder, 49 F.3d 369 (8th Cir. 1995); Shalit v. Coppe, 182 F.3d 1124 (8th Cir. 1999); Slagenweit v. Slagenweit, 841 F.Supp. 264 (N.D. Iowa 1993); Steffen v. Severina P., 966 F.Supp. 922 (D. Ariz. 1997); Tahan v. Duquette, 259 N.J.Super. 328 (1992)
- Judicial Outcome or Order
- Return Order Denied
- Posted
- 2004-11-05
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