Lawyer Agnes Huang (Saltwater Law) discusses case law on international child abduction. For community workers and advocates. Part 7 of 8. Topics include:
● The Hague Convention cases
● Test for habitual residence for kids
● Court looks at child's family, social environment, immediately prior to removal or retention
● Child's connection to the home state
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Credits: Presentation by Agnes Huang, Saltwater Law. Filmed and edited by Paul Donovan, Focus Audio Visual Services Ltd. Production and publication coordinated by Kate Murray, Bridget Greenwood, Baljinder Gill, Ella Droko, and Brian Goncalves, Legal Aid BC. Thumbnail design by Caitlin Kuo and Brian Goncalves, Legal Aid BC.
