United States Second Circuit

Appeal from final judgment dismissing petitioner-s motion, for return of his daughter to Chile, for lack jurisdiction is affirmed where the petitioner did not actually possess custody rights at the time of his daughter-s removal to the United States, such as to allow him to seek return of her, under the Hague Convention, implemented by the International Child Abduction Remedies Act.

Appellate Information

• Decided 07/21/2008
• Published 07/21/2008

Judges

• Before:  WINTER and WESLEY, Circuit Judges, and COGAN, District Judge.

Court

• United States Second Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Joshua A. Brook (Roderick L. Arz, on the brief), Arnold & Porter, LLP, New York, N.Y., for Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Robert D. Arenstein, New York, N.Y., for Appellee.