Recent Posts in the Hague Convention Category

• Travel to a non-Hague Jurisdiction

  May 4, 2018
  Gare v. El Nashar , 2018 ONSC 477 In Gare v. El Nashar , the court was confronted with 3 different issues, however, the interesting legal issue ...
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• Access Suspension and Restraining Orders

  Jan 6, 2017
  Watts v Sheppard 2016 ONSC 8062 In this case penned by Justice Nicholson of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, the Respondent father brought a ...
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• Decision On Habitual Residence Was Contrary To Purpose Of The Hague Convention

  Dec 4, 2016
  Balev v. Baggott , 2016 CarswellOnt 14331 (Ont. C.A.) In this decision by the Ontario Court of Appeal, the Court reversed the Divisional Court’s ...
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• Hague Convention, Habitual Residence and Parens Patriae

  Jan 11, 2016
  Habib v Armin , 2014 ONSC 5330 In this international child abduction case, the Court examines the role of parens patriae doctrine in a legislative gap ...
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• H. (A.) v H. (F.S.) – Wrongful removal of a child pursuant to the Hague Convention

  Aug 16, 2013
  This was a relatively quick decision made by Justice Kruzick, heard February 14th, a rather unfortunate day for hearing arguments related to the ...
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• Grave Risk of Harm under the Hague Convention – Husid v. Daviau

  May 31, 2013
  Background The parties were married in 2003 and separated in 2008. The father was Peruvian and the mother was Canadian. They had one child, a daughter ...
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• Uncontested Hague Application Leads to Appeal Where Decision of Judge Overturned

  Sep 27, 2011
  I. (A.M.R.) v. R. (K.E.) This case was heard by the Ontario Court of Appeal on April 12th and 13th of 2011 and the Judgement was released on April 18, ...
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• Issasi v. Rosenzweig, 2011 ONCA 302

  Jul 29, 2011
  In this case a thirteen year old girl made a successful refugee claim in Canada based on abuse by her mother. Her mother in Mexico made an application ...
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