| Chafin v. Chafin | |
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| Argued December 5, 2012 Decided February 19, 2013 | |
| Full case name | Jeffrey Lee Chafin v. Lynne Hales Chafin |
| Docket no. | 11-1347 |
| Citations | 568 U.S. 165 (more) 133 S. Ct. 1017; 185 L. Ed. 2d 1 |
| Argument | Oral argument |
| Opinion announcement | Opinion announcement |
| Decision | Opinion |
| Case history | |
| Prior | Chafin v. Chafin, No. 11-15355-CC, 2012 WL 9083825 (11th Cir. Feb. 6, 2012); cert. granted, 567 U.S. 960 (2012). |
| Subsequent | Chafin v. Chafin, No. 11-15355-CC, 742 F.3d 934 (11th Cir. Dec. 18, 2013) |
| Questions presented | |
| Whether an appeal of a district court order under the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction, providing for return of a child to the country of the child’s habitual residence, becomes moot if the child is returned pending appeal.[1] | |
| Holding | |
| The appeal of a district court's decision to return a child to his country of residence is not precluded by the child's departure from the United States. | |
| Court membership | |
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| Case opinions | |
| Majority | Roberts, joined by unanimous |
| Concurrence | Ginsburg, joined by Scalia, Breyer |
| Laws applied | |
| International Child Abduction Remedies Act | |
Chafin v. Chafin, 568 U.S. 165 (2013), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held the appeal of a district court's decision to return a child to his country of residence is not precluded by the child's departure from the United States.[2] It arose from the divorce proceedings of Mr. and Ms. Chafin; she wanted their daughter to live with her in Scotland, while he wanted her to remain in the United States with him.