Nicolson v. Pappalardo’s Empirical Analysis

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15 federal appellate · 5 district ·

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1. “[The mother] points to several facts already mentioned — [the father]’s participation in extensive preparations for her and [the child]’s trip and the transfer of. the car’s title — and to others: [the father’s invitation to a male friend to move into the house after his family’s departure, [the father]’s mother’s emails expressing sadness at losing the child, [the father]’s Internet posts on Facebook.com that described [the child]’s departure as “my loss of my family”, and “his baby girl ha[ving] been ripped from him” and his change of status on that website from “married” to “single” (which he quickly changed back), and various other statements. But [the father] can also point to circumstances- in his favor consistent with his testimony that he believed [the mother] and [the child] would return to Australia and did not consent to -more than a temporary stay for [the child] in the United States. These include his immediate arrangement for leave to fly to Sydney to confront [the mother] and seek legal advice after his mother informed him of [the mother]’s intentions, [the mother]’s statements that she was open to continuing to work on their marriage, his efforts to persuade her to return thereafter and her reservation of a ticket to return.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 67 F. Supp. 3d 493 - Moura v. Cunha

2. “if a child is born where the parents have their habitual residence, the child normally should be regarded as a habitual resident of that country.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Taglieri v. Monasky

3. “adopted an approach that begins with the parents' shared intent or settled purpose regarding their child's residence.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Peralta v. Garay