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Hague Convention Return Denial Upheld Based on Children's Will

Case Number 22 04 116
Court / Authority
Jurisdiction Switzerland · Canton of Lucerne (CH-LU)
Decision Date
Outcome Dismissed
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The appellate court upheld the lower court's dismissal of a request for the return of two children, aged 9.5 and 10.5, to their country of habitual residence after the mother returned with them and initiated divorce proceedings. The court reasoned that Article 13(2) of the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction (HEntfÜ) is independent of Article 13(1) and solely requires consideration of the child's will, concluding that the children, being near the lower age limit for discernment, were capable of forming and expressing a will not to return, especially given their prior experience with harsh upbringing methods in the other country; therefore, the lower court's consideration and accommodation of the children's clear preference against return, assessed within its discretion, was not arbitrary.

Legislator headnote

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Art. 12 UKRK; Art. 13 Abs. 2 HEntfÜ. Ab welchem Alter ist die Meinung des Kindes zu berücksichtigen? Abs. 2 von Art. 13 HEntfÜ ist gegenüber Abs. 1 eigenständig und verlangt einzig die Berücksichtigung des Willens des Kindes. Würdigung des Kindeswillens. | Familienrecht

Keywords

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return under Hague Convention international child abduction return of the child habitual residence of child divorce proceedings children's rights

Cited Legislation

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Art. 12 UKRK
Cited in the reasoning that frames the right of the child to express their opinion, which underpins the application of Art. 13 Abs. 2 HEntfÜ.
Art. 13 Abs. 2 HEntf
12 UKRK; Art. 13 Abs. 2 HEntfÜ.
Art. 13 HEntf
2 von Art. 13 HEntfÜ ist gegenüber Abs.
Art. 13 Abs. 1 lit. b HEntf
Leitsatz: · Art. 12 UKRK; Art. 13 Abs. 2 HEntfÜ. Ab welchem Alter ist die Meinung des Kindes zu berücksichtigen? Abs. 2 von Art. 13 HEntfÜ ist gegenüber Abs. 1 eigenständig und verlangt einzig die Berücksichtigung des Willens des Kindes. Würdigung des Kindeswillens.
Art. 145 Abs. 1 ZGB
Art. 4 ZGB
Cited in the reasoning regarding the margin of discretion granted to the lower court when assessing Art. 13 Abs. 2 HEntfÜ.
Art. 13 Abs. 2 HEntfÜ
This provision is cited as the independent ground for denying the request for return based solely on the consideration of the child's will.
§ 266 lit. a ZPO
Cited in the reasoning to assess whether the reasoning of the lower court regarding the child's will constituted arbitrary treatment.

Cited Case Law

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BGE 124 III 90
Parental Objection to Visitation Rights Based on Failure to Hear Child (Article 12 CRC)
5P.65/2002
Federal Supreme Court Decision on Child Abduction and Return under Hague Convention
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22 02 4
Hague Abduction Convention Return Order Upheld Despite Appeal for Child Representative
22 03 4
Child Abduction Appeal: Return to Italy Upheld; No Oral Hearing Required; Autonomous Interpretation of Habitual Residence Confirmed
22 09 75
Parental Petition for Hague Convention Wrongful Retention Certificate Denied
22 01 68
Hague Abduction Convention Enforcement Overrides Appeal in Cross-Border Child Removal Case
22 04 137
Hague Abduction Convention Time Limit Application

Key legal questions extracted by Legislator

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Art. 13 Abs. 2 HEntfÜ

This provision is cited as the independent ground for denying the request for return based solely on the consideration of the child's will.

Art. 12 UKRK

Cited in the reasoning that frames the right of the child to express their opinion, which underpins the application of Art. 13 Abs. 2 HEntfÜ.

§ 266 lit. a ZPO

Cited in the reasoning to assess whether the reasoning of the lower court regarding the child's will constituted arbitrary treatment.

Art. 4 ZGB

Cited in the reasoning regarding the margin of discretion granted to the lower court when assessing Art. 13 Abs. 2 HEntfÜ.

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Rechtsprechung Luzern

Instanz: · Obergericht

Abteilung: · II. Kammer

Rechtsgebiet: · Familienrecht

Entscheiddatum: · 11.11.2004

Fallnummer: · 22 04 116

LGVE: · 2004 I Nr. 1

Leitsatz: · Art. 12 UKRK; Art. 13 Abs. 2 HEntfÜ. Ab welchem Alter ist die Meinung des Kindes zu berücksichtigen? Abs. 2 von Art. 13 HEntfÜ ist gegenüber Abs. 1 eigenständig und verlangt einzig die Berücksichtigung des Willens des Kindes. Würdigung des Kindeswillens.

Rechtskraft: · Diese Entscheidung ist rechtskräftig.