Legal Opinion

Pielage v. McConnell

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

Decided February 15, 2008No. 07-10864PublishedCited by 773 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CARNES, Circuit Judge:

While child custody battles are all too common, it is not often that one of them finds its way into the federal courts. Those that do usually come by way of an action brought under the International Child Abduction Remedies Act, 42 U.S.C. §§ 11601-11 (ICARA), which implements the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction, Oct. 25, 1980, T.I.A.S. No. 11,670, 1343 U.N.T.S. 89 (Hague Convention). This is one of those cases.

Plaintiff Marietta Pielage, a native of the Netherlands, is involved in a child custody battle with James Vincent McConnell,…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Volkswagenwerk Aktiengesellschaft v. SchlunkSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
  2. Geneba Glover v. Philip MorrisCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2006
  3. Lops v. LopsCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1998
  4. Toren v. TorenCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1999
  5. Genevieve Ann-Marie Yapp v. Janet Reno, Attorney General of the United States of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1994

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3Cited by773 opinions

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