PALOMO v. HOWARD (2020)

Olga Rodriguez Palomo, a citizen and resident of Spain, commenced an action against Donald Ray Howard, a citizen and resident of the United States, seeking the return of their son pursuant to Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction and International Child Abduction Remedies Act. After a trial, the district court found for Palomo and ordered that the child be returned to his mother's custody in Spain. Howard appeals.

We review the district court's factual findings for clear error and its legal conclusions regarding domestic, foreign, and international law de novo. Maxwell v. Maxwell, 588 F.3d 245, 250 (4th Cir. 2009). We have reviewed the record and the district court's thorough opinion and order and find no reversible error. Accordingly, we affirm for the reasons stated by the district court. Palomo v. Howard, 426 F.Supp.3d 160 (M.D.N.C. 2019). We dispense with oral argument because the facts and legal contentions are adequately presented in the materials before this court and argument would not aid the decisional process.

AFFIRMED

PER CURIAM:

Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion. Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.