Legal Opinion
Chafin v. Chafin
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided February 19, 2013No. 11-1347PublishedCited by 896 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Roberts
The Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction generally requires courts in the United States to order children returned to their countries of habitual residence, if the courts find that the children have been wrongfully removed to or retained in the United States. The question is whether, after a child is returned pursuant to such an order, any appeal of the order is moot.
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The Hague Conference on Private International Law adopted the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction in 1980. T. I. A. S. No. 11670, S. Treaty Doc. No. 99-11. In…
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