United States First Circuit

Under Mexican law, the child's father exercised rights of custody protected by the Hague Convention, even though he never married the child's mother, and so the mother's removal of the child from Mexico was wrongful.

Appellate Information

• Decided 10/27/2000
• Published 10/27/2000

Judges

• LYNCH, Circuit Judge., Before LYNCH, Circuit Judge, COFFIN, Senior Circuit Judge, and LIPEZ, Circuit Judge.

Court

• United States First Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Barry S. Pollack, with whom Dechert Price & Rhoads, Todd & Weld, Elaine M. Epstein, Gary O. Todd, and Charlene A. Caldeira were on brief for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Mary A. Azzarito, with whom Tucker and Cinquegrana, Stephen J. Cullen, and Miles & Stockbridge were on brief for appellee.