United States Seventh Circuit
Vale v. Avila, 08-2161
Grant of father's petition to return his children to Venezuela under the International Child Abduction Remedies Act is affirmed where the childrens' place of habitual residence was properly determined to be Venezuela, and the custody rights held by father under Venezuelan law were violated by mother's removal of the children to the US.
Appellate Information
- Argued 07/16/2008
- Decided 08/11/2008
- Published 08/11/2008
Judges
- POSNER, Circuit Judge., Before POSNER, FLAUM, and KANNE, Circuit Judges.
Court
- United States Seventh Circuit
Counsel
- For Appellees:
- Kenneth L. Marshall, Bryan Cave, St. Louis, MO, for Petitioner-Appellee., Stephen M. Komie, Komie & Associates, Chicago, IL, for Respondent-Appellant.