This guide is designed to assist federal and state judges in dealing with proceedings for the return of children under the 1980 Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction.

Child’s Objection to Return

Motion to Set Aside

In this case, a motion to set aside judgment under Rule 60(b) was denied for failure to raise material disputed fact. The party must show evidence of a disputed material to support a motion to set aside a judgment based on newly discovered evidence.

Habitual Residence | Summary Dispositions

In this case, the Sixth Circuit reviewed an habitual residence finding, applying the totality of the circumstances.

Holding