Legal Opinion

Michele H.P. Xamplas v. Peter Xamplas

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine

Decided October 30, 2025No. Ken-24-400PublishedCited by 1 opinion

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MAINE SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT Reporter of Decisions Decision:

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Docket: Ken-24-400 Argued: May 8, 2025 Decided: October 30, 2025 Panel: STANFILL, C.J., and MEAD, CONNORS, LAWRENCE, DOUGLAS, and LIPEZ, JJ. * MICHELE H.P. XAMPLAS v. PETER XAMPLAS STANFILL, C.J. [¶1] Peter Xamplas is a Greek and Australian citizen. In the divorce action between the parties, he filed a petition under the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction to return the parties’ child to Greece. The District Court (Augusta, Daniel Mitchell, J.) denied his request and Peter1 appealed. Peter…

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