D. Colorado· 12/29/2014

Stead v. Menduno

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77 F. Supp. 3d 1029
2014 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 177704

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finding fee award clearly inappropriate where the respondent was financially insecure and fee shifting might have harmed the interests of the child
finding it inappropriate to award attorneys’ fees when petitioner was represented pro bono and respondent had a low salary, total savings of slightly over $2,000, 80 percent of respondent’s income went toward housing, and most of the rest went toward providing for the child
“The equitable doctrines invoked by respondent are not mentioned in the Convention and are therefore not properly brought as defenses to a petition for return of the child.”
“The equitable doctrines invoked by respondent are not mentioned in the Convention and are therefore not properly brought as defenses to a petition for return of the child.”
“The equitable doctrines invoked 5 by respondent are not mentioned in the Convention and are therefore not properly brought 6 as defenses to a petition for return of the child.”

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