Child abduction and ‘habitual residence’: Definitive guidance from the Ontario court — Part one

By Ron Shulman ( May 1, 2024, 3:57 PM EDT) -- In family law, parental abduction cases are among the most complex. Not only do they invoke all the customary concerns such as the best interests of the child, parenting time and access rights they do so against the background of numerous added issues. These include the parties’ residency, the courts’ extraterritorial jurisdiction, conflict-of-law principles and even the impact of the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction (the Hague Convention). . . .
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