A former teacher whose Russian ex-husband refused to return their two sons after they went for a visit to Russia has suffered a setback in her landmark legal fight to win them back.
Rachael Neustadt – an American who lives in London – says
ex-husband Ilya Neustadt is keeping Daniel, seven, and Jonathan, five,
in Russia in breach of an order by an English judge following the
break-up of their marriage.
Interpol has issued missing persons notices
for the boys.
The 36-year-old former teacher, originally
from Houston, has asked Russian judges to enforce an English High Court
“return order” under the Hague Convention on child abduction.
It is the
first case that makes use of the convention in both England and Russia.
However,
her lawyers said a Moscow court had ruled in favour of Mr Neustadt, 37,
a former London Metropolitan University lecturer, by allowing him to
submit evidence about why the boys should stay with him – even though
this is prohibited by the convention.
Ms Neustadt said on
her website:
“I am devastated that there have been further delays, but
am hopeful that the Russian courts will justly consider this matter and
return the children back home soon.”
The boys went to
Russia for the first time to visit their father for two weeks over the
December holidays last year.
He refused to return them to the UK in
January.
The Moscow court is to consider the matter further at a hearing on 20 November.
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