No. 18-935October Term 2019Decided Feb 25, 2020
Monasky v. Taglieri
This case involves an international custody dispute where a mother fled Italy to the United States with her infant daughter.
Case status
- Current stage
- Decided
- Latest event
- Decision released Feb 25, 2020
- What it's about
This case involves an international custody dispute where a mother fled Italy to the United States with her infant daughter. The Supreme Court decided how to determine an infant's habitual residence under the Hague Convention and the proper standard of review for such determinations.
Question presented
1. Whether a district court’s determination of habitual residence under the Hague Convention should be reviewed de novo, as the Third and Seventh Circuits have held, or under a deferential standard of review, as the Fourth, Sixth, and Ninth Circuits have held. 2. Whether an infant can have a “habitual residence” in a country without an actual agreement between the parents to settle there.
- Case path
United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit / Decision released Feb 25, 2020
- Area
Decided Supreme Court case
Timing
Decided February 25, 2020
The Court released its decision on February 25, 2020 without hearing oral argument.
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Grounding
- Grounding
- Primary-source trail available.
- Note
- Plain-English explainer. Official filings and opinions remain authoritative.
- Checked
- Jul 2, 2026
- Method
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