US Mother Wins at High Court in International Custody Dispute (1)

The boy at the heart of a custody dispute between his American mother and Italian father won’t have to be returned to Italy just yet, after the US Supreme Court sided with the woman over what’s required under an international treaty.

The ruling on Wednesday is the fifth on the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction since 2010. The agreement is designed to prevent parents from gaming the system by absconding to a country with more favorable custody laws.

In 2020, the majority of the 185 children returned to the US for custody proceedings were done ...