SILVERMAN v. SILVERMAN

No. 00-4004.

267 F.3d 788 (2001)

Robert Hechter SILVERMAN, Appellant, v. Julie Hechter SILVERMAN, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: October 4, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Susan A. McKay, Edina, MN, argued, for appellant.

Michael Baxter, Apple Valley, MN, argued, for appellee.

Before MURPHY, HEANEY and BEAM, Circuit Judges.


HEANEY, Circuit Judge.

This case involves the application of the Younger1 abstention doctrine to a petition under the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction, Oct. 25, 1980, T.I.A.S. No. 11670 (Hague Convention). For the reasons discussed below, we remand the matter to the district court for further proceedings.

I. BACKGROUND

Robert Hechter Silverman and Julie Hechter Silverman were...

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