Mario Pliego v. Amanda Hayes

OPINION

ROGERS, Circuit Judge.

The Hague Abduction Convention, which is implemented by statute in the United States,. requires the return of abducted children to the state (i.e,, nation) of habitual residence, so that the courts of that state may resolve custody issues. This case involves an exception that applies when there is clear and convincing evidence that there is a “grave risk” that the child’s return would “place the child in an intolerable situation.” The mother is American and the father is Spanjsh, but the state of habitual residence is Turkey, where the father is assigned as a…