2nd Circuit: Temporarily Returning Child To Third Country Is Permissible ‘Ameliorative Measure’
A child may be returned temporarily to a third country as an “ameliorative measure” if returning the child to his “habitual residence” would pose a “grave risk” of harm.
Mother Who Took Child To Ecuador Without Father’s Knowledge Can Bring Hague Convention Challenge
An Ecuadorian mother’s taking of her minor child from MI to Ecuador without notifying the father, did not preclude the possibility that the child had become a “habitual resident”.
International Custody Dispute Over Infant Children
The International Child Abduction Remedies Act and the Hague Convention are both in place to ensure that one parent is unable to abduct the children from the other parent.