The applicant father brought an application under the Hague Convention for the return of the parties' child to Cyprus.
The respondent mother had travelled to Canada with the child for what the father claimed was a one-month vacation, but she retained the child in Canada, alleging the father consented to a permanent move and that returning the child would expose him to a grave risk of harm due to domestic violence.
The court found the child's habitual residence was Cyprus and that the father did not consent to a permanent relocation.
The court rejected the mother's allegations of domestic violence, finding her evidence lacked credibility and detail, and concluded the Article 13(b) grave risk exception was not met.
The child was ordered returned to Cyprus.
