Notice is hereby given that the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2071, proposes modifications to Circuit Rule 40(e).Written comments on the proposed rule changes should be sent by May 26, 2026, to:
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Molshree Sharma in her February Illinois Bar Journal article, “When Courts Create Rules of Return,” notes that courts have sometimes ordered the return of a minor child under specific conditions that the petitioning parent must comply with to balance the competing concerns of ensuring the return of minor children to their habitual residence with preventing or ideally eliminating grave harm. These conditions are typically called “ameliorative measures” or “undertakings.” In her article, Sharma assesses the split in the U.S.
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