US Supreme Court upholds Briton's custody right
by admin on Jul.29, 2010, under Uncategorized
AFP, May, 2010
WASHINGTON (AFP) The US Supreme Court has upheld the custody rights of a British father whose ex-wife moved their son to the United States from Chile without his permission.
The case pitted Timothy Abbott against his ex-wife Jacqueline, who had been granted custody of their son by a tribunal in Chile, where the couple were living when they decided to separate.
A Chilean court granted Timothy Abbott visitation rights as well as so-called ne exeat rights, obliging his ex-wife to seek his consent before taking their child out of the country.
Jacqueline Abbott, who reportedly was unable to find work in Chile, first sought to have her ex-spouse’s ne exeat right annulled and then decided to move to Texas with her son without Timothy Abbott’s permission.
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