Chafin v. Chafin
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. 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.
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Chafin v. Chafin
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. 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.
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Chafin v. Chafin,
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Jeffrey Lee Chafin v. Lynne Hales Chafin
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Chafin v. Chafin, No. 11-15355-CC, 2012 WL 9083825 ; cert. granted, .
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Whether an appeal of a distric ...... ld is returned pending appeal.
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Chafin v. Chafin, 568 U.S. 165 ...... in the United States with him.
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Jeffrey Lee Chafin v. Lynne Hales Chafin
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