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The
custody
proceedings
in
Romania
lasted
sixteen
months
and
the
judgment
of
the
court
of
first
instance
was
quashed
because
the
respondent
was
not
properly
summoned
.
The
applicant
had
failed
to
provide
the
proper
address
for
the
respondent
.
The
second
stage
of
the
custody
proceedings
lasted
twenty
-
three
months
at
two
levels
of
jurisdiction
.
Some
of
the
delays
in
that
procedure
were
caused
by
the
applicant
(
improper
authorisation
to
bring
the
child
to
a
hearing
from
Bulgaria
to
Romania
)
,
and
translation
needs
added
to
some
extent
to
the
length
of
the
proceedings
.
The
litigation
concerned
full
custody
:
the
mother
already
had
custody
and
was
entitled
,
in
principle
,
to
maintain
relations
with
her
child
.
Moreover
,
she
failed
to
use
the
appropriate
legal
means
to
have
her
rights
effectively
protected
(
she
did
not
avail
herself
of
the
recourse
available
under
the
Hague
Convention
)
.
Given
these
considerations
I
see
no
reason
for
special
celerity
in
this
case
.
Otherwise
,
proceedings
lasting
slightly
less
than
two
years
at
two
levels
of
jurisdiction
can
not
be
considered
excessive
,
especially
given
that
the
child
and
the
father
were
abroad
and
some
of
documents
needed
translation
.
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