Legal Opinion

Robert Hechter Silverman v. Julie Hechter Silverman

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided October 4, 2001No. 00-4004PublishedCited by 24 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HEANEY, Circuit Judge.

This case involves the application of the Younger 1 abstention doctrine to a petition under the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction, Oct. 25, 1980, T.I.A.S. No. 11670 (Hague Convention). For the reasons discussed below, we remand the matter to the district court for further proceedings.

1. BACKGROUND

Robert Hechter Silverman and Julie Hechter Silverman were married in 1989, and they have two children, ages 6 and 9. In 1995, the Silvermans moved from Poughkeepsie, New York to Plymouth, Minnesota, where they lived until August 1999, when…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Younger v. HarrisSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  2. Colorado River Water Conservation District v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  3. Middlesex County Ethics Committee v. Garden State Bar Ass'nSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
  4. Quackenbush v. Allstate InsuranceSupreme Court of the United States · 1996
  5. Yamaha Motor Corp. v. Patricia StroudCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1999

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3Cited by24 opinions

  1. Jeremiah W. Holder v. Carla R. Holder, Jeremiah W. Holder v. Carla R. HolderCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2002
  2. Tsai-Yi Yang v. Fu-Chiang TsuiCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2005
  3. Aaron v. Target CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2004
  4. Robert Hechter Silverman v. Julie Hechter SilvermanCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2003
  5. Catherine Jane Von Kennel Gaudin v. John R. Remis, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2005

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