Chafin v. Chafin
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Chafin v. Chafin, 568 U.S. 165 (2013), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held the appeal of a district court's decision to return a child to his country of residence is not precluded by the child's departure from the United States.[2] It arose from the divorce proceedings of Mr. and Ms. Chafin; she wanted their daughter to live with her in Scotland, while he wanted her to remain in the United States with him.
Quick Facts Chafin v. Chafin, Argued December 5, 2012 Decided February 19, 2013 ...
Chafin v. Chafin | |
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Argued December 5, 2012 Decided February 19, 2013 | |
Full case name | Jeffrey Lee Chafin v. Lynne Hales Chafin |
Docket no. | 11-1347 |
Citations | 568 U.S. 165 (more) 133 S. Ct. 1017; 185 L. Ed. 2d 1 |
Argument | Oral argument |
Opinion announcement | Opinion announcement |
Decision | Opinion |
Case history | |
Prior | Chafin v. Chafin, No. 11-15355-CC, 2012 WL 9083825 (11th Cir. Feb. 6, 2012); cert. granted, 567 U.S. 960 (2012). |
Subsequent | Chafin v. Chafin, No. 11-15355-CC, 742 F.3d 934 (11th Cir. Dec. 18, 2013) |
Questions presented | |
Whether an appeal of a district court order under the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction, providing for return of a child to the country of the child’s habitual residence, becomes moot if the child is returned pending appeal.[1] | |
Holding | |
The appeal of a district court's decision to return a child to his country of residence is not precluded by the child's departure from the United States. | |
Court membership | |
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Case opinions | |
Majority | Roberts, joined by unanimous |
Concurrence | Ginsburg, joined by Scalia, Breyer |
Laws applied | |
International Child Abduction Remedies Act |
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