Seventh Circuit· 11/16/2012

Iain Walker v. Norene Walker

Citations

701 F.3d 1110
89 Fed. R. Serv. 1272
2012 U.S. App. LEXIS 23505
2012 WL 5668330

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

noting that “any sort of regular contact” with the child qualifies as “exercising ... custody rights” under the Convention
stating that a wrongful removal did not occur when parents agreed to travel to the United States
stating that a court has discretion to order the return of the child “even if it finds that the parent opposing the petition has established that one of the [affirmative defenses] applies”
noting father’s letter requesting specific visitation times “can hardly be characterized as indifferent to custody issues”
noting that the “actually exercising” standard is a “liberal” one
not‐ ing that “any sort of regular contact” with the child qualifies as “exercising … custody rights” under the Convention

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Judges: Bauer, Posner, Wood

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