Dhooge v. Pronker

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS CENTRAL DIVISION GERADUS GEORGE DHOOGE PETITIONER vs. Case No. 4:25-cv-693-JM ANNA ELISABETH PRONKER RESPONDENT ORDER Geradus George Dhooge (Petitioner) brings action for the return of his fourteen-year-old son (J.D.) to the Netherlands under the under the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction (Hague Convention, or Convention).1 Petitioner claims that J.D.’s mother, Anna Elisabeth Pronker (Respondent), wrongfully removed J.D. to the United States. An evidentiary hearing on the petition was held…