Eidem v. Eidem, No. 1:2018cv06153 - Document 98 (S.D.N.Y. 2019)

Court Description: OPINION AND ORDER: This is a difficult case. The Court has no reason to doubt that both Petitioner and Respondent care deeply for their children and want what is best for them. Nonetheless, the Hague Convention prevents one parent from unilaterally removing children from their State of habitual residence without regard to the other parent's rights. To the extent that there are disagreements between the parties about custody, visitation, and care, those disagreements must be resolved in the family courts of Norway, which are no doubt up to the task. For the purposes of this proceeding, however, the Court's inquiry is a limited one, and there can be little doubt that Petitioner has met his burden under ICARA. For the foregoin g reasons, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT the Petition is GRANTED, and Respondent shall return the children to Norway no later than June 29, 2019. The Clerk of Court is respectfully directed to mail a copy of this Opinion and Order to Respondent, enter judgment in favor of Petitioner, and close this case. SO ORDERED. (Signed by Judge Richard J. Sullivan United States Circuit Judge Sitting By Designation on 4/29/2019) (ne) Transmission to Orders and Judgments Clerk for processing.