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| Subject: Malevolent statist: OZschwitz judge orders children to Italy Thu May 17, 2012 4:23 am | |
| A judge presiding over an international custody case involving four missing sisters has refused to hear any applications as part of a last-ditch attempt to keep the siblings in the country.
The Australian-born mother of the girls, all dual Australian-Italian citizens aged from nine to 14, had been seeking to keep them in Australia permanently since bringing them here on holiday two years ago.
The Family Court earlier ruled they must return to Italy for custody proceedings there, however the four instead went into hiding with their great-grandmother. Advertisement: Story continues below
With the help of a great-aunt, the eldest girl applied to the court this morning for a stay of proceedings. The presiding judge, who cannot be named for legal reasons, said he was concerned about hearing the application while the children remained hidden by the adult members of their family.
Read more: http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/queensland/judge-orders-children-to-italy-20120515-1youm.html#ixzz1v75U0Wk3
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