Asvesta v. Petroutsas, No. 08-15365
In a petition for return of a child under the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction (Convention), the District Court's order extending comity to a Greek court's denial of Respondent's petition pursuant to the Convention is reversed where the Greek court misapplied the provisions of the Convention, relied on unreasonable factual findings, and contradicted the principles and objectives of the Convention.
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Appellate Information
Argued Submitted July 14, 2008
Submitted August 28, 2009
Filed September 4, 2009
Judges
Opinion by Judge Paez
Counsel
For Petitioner:
Renee C. Day, Hoover & Bechtel, LLP, San Jose, CA
Kelly A. Powers, Miles & Stockbridge P.C., Towson, MD
For Respondent:
Carmenella Athena Roussos, Elk Grove, CA