United States Ninth Circuit

Dismissal of plaintiff's petition for the return of her children to Canada as moot, based on a determination that plaintiff permanently moved to Hawaii, is reversed where plaintiff is barred by law from possessing the requisite intent to establish domicile in Hawaii and therefore could not lawfully move permanently to Hawaii.

Appellate Information

• Decided 08/10/2004
• Published 08/10/2004

Judges

• O'SCANNLAIN, Circuit Judge., Before THOMPSON, O'SCANNLAIN, and BERZON, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Paul A. Lynch, Lynch Ichida Thompson Kim & Hirota, Honolulu, HI, for the petitioner.


• For Appellees:
  
• Chunmay Chang, Honolulu, HI, for the respondent.