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Second Circuit· 6/13/2013

Souratgar v. Fair

Citations

  • 720 F.3d 96
  • 2013 WL 2631375
  • 2013 U.S. App. LEXIS 11875

How courts have described this case

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

  • stating that spousal abuse is relevant insofar as it “seriously endangers the child”
  • For grave risk, “[t]he potential harm to the child must be severe, and the level of risk and danger required to trigger this exception has consistently been held to be very high”
  • “The potential harm to the child must be severe . . . .”
  • “The district court is vested with considerable discretion under the Convention”
  • “isolated incidents” of discipline does not constitute grave risk

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Judges: Walker, Wesley, Droney

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