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Case Update (21 April 2026): Deravil v. Jean-Louis; mature child exception reviewed for clear error on appeal
Case Update (29 April 2026): Louis v. Charles; domestic violence amounted to grave risk if child were returned to Chile
Case Update (30 April 2026): In re Ortega; temporary emergency jurisdiction involves a high standard
Case Update (27 March 2026): NA v. AU; jurisdiction to modify foreign child custody order
Case Update (21 April 2026): In re RAA; Child’s Home State on Date of Filing was Netherlands, not Montana
Case Update (23 April 2026): Aldarraji v. Alolwan; the parties tried fitting their UAE marriage into a Maine box, but this was wrong
Case Update (20 April 2026): Castro v. Brito Guevara; Fifth Circuit may have applied wrong standard on review, but petition for cert is denied by Supreme Court for practical reasons
Case Update (17 April 2026): Kalff v. Fennell; mobile child’s habitual residence
Case Update (14 April 2026): Hundur v. Hundur; steps towards potential relocation not acquiescence
Case Update (14 April 2026): Pap v. Lawson; Interpretation of Irish law and Motion to Dismiss
DOS Update (14 April 2026): 2026 Annual Compliance Published
Case Update (9 April 2026): Restrepo II; Child ordered returned to Colombia
Case Update (9 Apr 2026): In re. Marriage San Emeterio and Gonzalez; Mexican divorce decree recognized, therefore Texas has no jurisdiction
Case Update (2 April 2026): Ramgoolam v. Gupta; Ex-Spouse precluded from raising claim under Affidavit of Support
Case Update (26 March 2026): Stanley v. Stanley; divorce negotiations did not prove consent to an international relocation of their child
Case Update (24 March 2026): Sotela de Avila v. Arriaga Gutierrez; Parent moved child to USA for 3-year agreed term, and then retained child; habitual residence did not shift
Case Update (5 March 2026): Chu v. Nanna; Uniform Acts and Foreign Judgment Registration
Case Update (18 March 2026): In re Uzcategui; mandamus granted to issue writ of habeas corpus to repatriate child pursuant to Venezuelan custody order
Case Update (14 March 2026): Kumar v. Tusieseina; child’s habitual residence was Sweden, and child is ordered returned
Case Update (9 March 2026): Armand v. Armand; error to not address process for hearing children when Respondent plead mature child exception and requested interview of children
Case Update (6 March 2026): Pina v. Chavez; Court concludes two children were abused and therefore their return to Mexico would be inappropriate
Case Update (5 March 2026): Gill v. Gill; Nevada has jurisdiction over a child’s custody based on the child’s temporary absence
Case Update (2 March 2026): Powell v. Powell; relocation preconditioned on unpaid support becomes wrongful retention
Case Update (3 March 2026): In re. SS & LS; expert’s views on risk of child abduction not persuasive, and report is not a material change in circumstances
Case Update (19 February 2026): Kladny v. Deza; child with pending asylum petition in US can be returned under Abduction Convention
Case Update (2 Feb 2026): Khadria v. Shaik; more proceedings required before dismissing NJ divorce suit in lieu of Indian divorce suit
Case Update (3 Feb 2026): Aubert v. Poast; District Court has jurisdiction to enter interim measures under ICARA pending appeal
Case Update (23 Jan 2026): Alzu v. Huff; Petitioner failed to prove habitual residence of child was Argentina when child was born in and lived his entire almost 2-year life in Argentina
Case Update (15 Jan 2026): Elliott v. Elliott; dismissal not warranted at early stage of Abduction Convention case; an evidentiary hearing is needed to resolve issues
Case Update (6 Jan 2026): KLD v. SBPH; Sri Lankan divorce decree, entered without notice or due process, is not entitled to recognition as a matter of comity

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