June 27, 2022
The U.S. Supreme Court held in a recent unanimous opinion involving the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction that if a district court determines that a child who was brought to the U.S. would face a grave risk of harm if returned to their home country for a custody hearing, the court need not consider potential ameliorative measures that may enable the child’s return to that country.
A team of Stroock attorneys led by the Hon. Shira A. Scheindlin and including Partner Eric S. Aronson, Special Counsel and Pro Bono Director Kerry T. Cooperman, Associate Lee C. Rarrick and Law School Graduate Benjamin H. Diamond submitted an amicus brief on behalf of a coalition of former state and federal judges advocating for the position the Court would eventually reach.
Click below to view PDF copies of the judges' brief and the court's final opinion.
June 27, 2022
The U.S. Supreme Court held in a recent unanimous opinion involving the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction that if a district court determines that a child who was brought to the U.S. would face a grave risk of harm if returned to their home country for a custody hearing, the court need not consider potential ameliorative measures that may enable the child’s return to that country.
A team of Stroock attorneys led by the Hon. Shira A. Scheindlin and including Partner Eric S. Aronson, Special Counsel and Pro Bono Director Kerry T. Cooperman, Associate Lee C. Rarrick and Law School Graduate Benjamin H. Diamond submitted an amicus brief on behalf of a coalition of former state and federal judges advocating for the position the Court would eventually reach.
Click below to view PDF copies of the judges' brief and the court's final opinion.
