PIL instrument(s)
Brussels IIa
Case number and/or case name
Violeta vs. Jerónimo.Roj: AAP IB 702/2010 - ECLI:ES:APIB:2010:702A
Details of the court
Spain, Second Instance
Articles referred to by the court
Brussels IIa
Article 2
Paragraph 9
Date of the judgement
21 December 2010
Appeal history
None
CJEU's case law cited by the court
None
Summary
Application of Brussels II a Regulation provisions to the resolution of a child abduction case that is being decided upon in a Spanish court of law. Key facts: The minor was transfered from Poland to Spain. The mother transfers the child to Spain in the year 2006. The father asks for the restitution of the child. A first instance Spanish court denies the transfer of the minor to Poland in the best benefit of the child. Court decision: the court estimates that the first instance court decision must not be taken into consideration. The father has a right to custody as well as the mother and neither of them can decide unilaterally on the habitual residence of the child (art. 2.9 of Brussels II a Regulation). Polish courts are competent to decide on the case according to the 1980 Hague Convention and Brussels II a Regulation. Appeal history (not available in the database): Court decision: Juzgado de Primera Instancia número 1 de Inca (Spain) (First instance) Date:23-10-2007

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