PLIEGO v. HAYES

No. 15-5895.

843 F.3d 226 (2016)

Mario Luis González PLIEGO, Petitioner-Appellee, v. Amanda Leigh HAYES, Respondent-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided and Filed: December 5, 2016.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Laurel King-Davis , Kentucky Legal Aid, Madisonville, Kentucky, for Appellant. Rebecca K. McKelvey , Stites & Harbison PLLC, Nashville, Tennessee, for Appellee. ON BRIEF: Laurel King-Davis , Kentucky Legal Aid, Madisonville, Kentucky, for Appellant. Rebecca K. McKelvey , Brenton H. Lankford , Stites & Harbison PLLC, Nashville, Tennessee, for Appellee.

Before: ROGERS, SUTTON, and COOK, Circuit Judges.


OPINION

The Hague Abduction Convention, which is implemented by statute in the United States, requires the return of abducted children to the state (i.e., nation) of habitual residence, so that the courts of that state may resolve custody issues. This case involves an exception that applies when there is clear and...

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