U.S. 4th Circuit Court of Appeals, April 18,
2007
Bader
v. Kramer, No. 06-2259
Ruling for petitioner in
action under International Child Abduction Remedies Act seeking the
return of his daughter to Germany is affirmed as petitioner has
established, under the Hague Convention and ICARA, that the daughter
was wrongfully removed from Germany and, as no defense precludes her
return, she must be promptly returned to Germany. Read
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U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, April 16,
2007
Papakosmas
v. Papakosmas, No. 05-55211
A judgment finding that
a mother's removal of her children from Greece was not wrongful
within the meaning of the Hague Convention and the International
Child Abduction Remedies Act (ICARA) is affirmed where on the date
of the children's removal from Greece, their habitual residence
remained in the state of California as: 1) there was no shared
settled intention on the part of the parents to shift the habitual
residence of their children to Greece; and 2) a four-month period
spent by the children in Greece was insufficient to acclimatize them
to that country. Read
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Supreme Court of Texas, April 20, 2007
Holmes
v. Kent, No. 04-0729
In an action claiming that
petitioner is entitled to payments from an optional annuity elected
by his deceased ex-wife as part of her teacher retirement benefits,
a ruling against petitioner is reversed where the court of appeals
erred in finding that a constructive trust in favor of respondents
could be imposed on payments petitioner receives, as petitioner had
remained the designated beneficiary of the annuity. Read
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