Posts Tagged ‘Hague convention’
Case summary: Returning children under the Hague Convention
This case summary was prepared by Pamela Cross. In this case (Y.S. v J.S., 2024 ONSC 1028), two young children – one and two years old – were removed from Pembroke, Ontario, by their mother and taken to the United States, ostensibly for a week-long visit with her sister. The father consented to this visit,…
Read moreWays to prepare for, prevent and respond to an international abduction: Webinar
This webinar looks at the issue of international abduction of children in the context of family violence, with a focus on steps a woman can take to pre-empt an international abduction as well as what she can do if her children are abducted. This is the latest in a series of webinars on family law…
Read moreDifferences between religious/cultural family laws and Canadian civil family law
There are significant differences between some cultural or religious family law and the civil family laws in Canada. It is important for women to know about these differences before they make any decisions about how they want to organize their intimate relationships or how they want to resolve the issues that arise when those relationships…
Read moreRecent case: Hague Convention
M.H.S. v S.M.G.T. 2015 CarswellBC 2351 In this case, the father of twins wrongfully removed them from Mexico to British Columbia. One twin has autism. When the mother brought an application under the Hague Convention for the return of the children, the father argued that they should not be returned to Mexico because the child…
Read moreWhat is the Hague Convention and how can it help if my ex-partner takes our children out of Canada?
The Hague Convention is a tool to assist in having children returned who have been wrongfully removed from one jurisdiction that has signed the Convention to another that has also signed it. It is an international treaty, the full name of which is the Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction, which Canada…
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