Flores-Aldape v. Kamash

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

JACK ZOUHARY, United States District Judge

Introduction

Plaintiff Javier Flores-Aldape petitions for the return of his minor child, C.F., under the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction (“Hague Convention”), as implemented by the International Child Abduction Remedies Act (“ICARA”), 22 U.S.C. § 9001 et seq. Javier alleges C.F. is being wrongfully retained in the United States by her mother, Defendant Fatin Shawki Kamash, and seeks C.F.’s immediate return to Mexico. Fatin argues C.F. has not been wrongfully retained because her…