Dietz v. Dietz’s Empirical Analysis
2009
Citation profile
13
cited by 13 later decisions
1
states following
February 2017
most recently cited
3 federal appellate · 1 district · 1 state decisions
Relationships
Applies 42 U.S.C. § 11603
Relies on United States v. Villanueva · United States v. Santiago · De Silva v. Pitts · England v. England · Furnes v. Reeves
Most-quoted passages
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“The Hague Convention also provides a limited opportunity for the child to be heard provided it has obtained an “age and degree of maturity” at which it is appropriate to take its views into account. But a main intention of this article was to draw a clear distinction between a child’s objections, as defined in the article, and a child’s wishes as commonly expressed in a custody case. This is logical, given that the Convention is not intended as an instrument to resolve custody disputes per se. It follows, therefore, that the notion of “objections” under Article 13b is far stronger and more restrictive than that of “wishes” in a custody case.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
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