1980 m. Hagos konvencijos dėl tarptautinio vaikų grobimo civilinių aspektų 12 straipsnio taikymas Lietuvos teismų praktikoje

LTŠiame straipsnyje tiriamas 1980 m. Hagos konvencijos dėl tarptautinio vaikų grobimo civilinių aspektų 12 straipsnyje numatytas atsisakymo grąžinti pagrobtą vaiką pagrindas, įgalinantis teismą atsisakyti grąžinti pagrobtą vaiką, jei prašymas dėl grąžinimo pateikiamas praėjus 12 mėnesių po grobimo ir vaikas per tą laiką prisitaiko prie naujos aplinkos. Straipsnyje vertinama, ar Lietuvos teismų praktika aiškinant bei taikant šį Konvencijos straipsnį tinkama.

ENThis article scrutinises content and application of the Article 12 of the 1980 Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction, in particular its paragraph 2, which allows court to refuse return of abducted child where the proceedings have been commenced after the expiration of the period of one year after abduction and it is demonstrated that the child is now settled in its new environment. The author of the article seeks to establish whether the jurisprudence of Lithuanian courts applying this Article is proper and in line with the Convention. Analysing the cases of national courts of Lithuania, the author of this article established that in several cases Lithuanian courts when interpreting one year term have consistently ruled, that this is a procedural and formal requirement and can be ignored for the best interests of the child. As a result, a child, which is abducted just few months ago is not returned as if is established he has integrated in the country and it is in his/her best interests to continue residing here. The author criticises such an approach and suggests that such practice should be changed.