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March 20, 2014

Hague Convention Creates ‘Automatic Return’

In a 9-0 decision on March 5, 2014, the U.S. Supreme Court decided Lozano v. Montoya Alvarez, 572 U.S. __ (2014). Writing for the unanimous Court, Justice Thomas framed the case and holding this way: “When a parent abducts a child and flees to another country, the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction generally requires that […]
March 20, 2014

Hague Convention Creates ‘Automatic Return’

In a 9-0 decision on March 5, 2014, the U.S. Supreme Court decided Lozano v. Montoya Alvarez, 572 U.S. __ (2014). Writing for the unanimous Court, Justice Thomas framed the case and holding this way: “When a parent abducts a child and flees to another country, the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction generally requires that […]