Legal Opinion

Hayet Naser Gomez v. Alfredo Jose Salvi Fuenmayor

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

Decided February 4, 2016No. 15-12075PublishedCited by 32 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MARCUS, Circuit Judge:

In this appeal, we are asked to determine whether significant threats and violence directed against a parent can constitute a grave risk of harm to a child under the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction (“Convention”). During a contentious custody battle in Venezuela over their daughter, M.N., Hayet Naser Gomez (“Naser”), M.N.’s mother, made several threats against M.N.’s father, Alfredo Jose Salvi Fuenma-yor (“Salvi”). Those threats assumed a new dimension when actual violence began against Salvi’s family. His girlfriend was shot while…

2Cases cited14 opinions

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