The mother wrongfully retained the parties' two young children in Ontario after a visit from their habitual residence in Texas.
The father sought their return under the Hague Convention.
The mother opposed the return, alleging a history of severe family violence, coercive control, and sexual abuse by the father.
The court found that the father's admitted history of physical and psychological abuse against the mother constituted a grave risk of harm to the children under Article 13(b) of the Hague Convention.
The court dismissed the father's application for return, assumed jurisdiction over parenting issues, and ordered the children to remain in Ontario.
