JAPANESE CHILD CUSTODY LAW UPDATE
by Jeremy D. Morley jmorley@international-divorce.com Substantial changes to Japanese family law concerning child custody and child support will take effect on April 1, 2026. Child Custody Matters The Japanese Civil Code has been revised to authorize joint parental custody of children after divorce, starting on April 1, 2026. Previously, divorcing parents were not […]
Research Handbook on International Child Abduction: Chapter on Non-Hague Convention Countries
In a review in Conflictoflaws.net of the Research Handbook on International Child Abduction: the 1980 Hague Convention, eds. Marilyn Freeman and Nicola Taylor (Edward Elgar Publishing Limited, 2023), Mayela Celis writes that, “Many of the authors are at the forefront of this field and their contributions have left a long-lasting legacy in this area […]
Implied Intent, Faithful Monogamy and Habitual Residence in a Hague Abduction Convention Case
by Jeremy D. Morley[1] www.international-divorce.com Marriage usually implies a condition of faithful monogamy which, if breached, may override the other spouse’s express consent to the international child relocation of their child for the purpose of a Hague Abduction Convention petition for international child abduction. So held an Illinois District Court in Jetel v. […]
Testimonials
Our clients often say nice things about our work. Here’s a recent report from a client (see here for more of these): Jeremy is the definitive voice in the Hague Abduction Convention. “When the chips are down, you’re lost in the woods of a new case, and need to know whose hand to grab to […]
Singapore Case on Child Abduction from China: Comity, Welfare and Hague Principles
by Jeremy D. Morley* An appeal court in Singapore has ruled that, when a child is abducted to Singapore from a country that is not a treaty partner with Singapore under the Hague Abduction Convention (in this case it was China), the court should not decide an application for the child’s return on the […]
Great to present in Montreal with Stacey Heard, Lucy Loizou and Jessica Flint on international service and discovery issues.
STRATEGIC PLANNING FOR INTERNATIONAL DIVORCE
A scholarly but highly practical article on how to plan strategically for an international divorce is available in my article on that topic, published by the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, available here. The Conclusion of my article is as follows: “Strategic planning for an international divorce is often necessary and even essential. It is […]
INTERNATIONAL SERVICE OF PROCESS IN FAMILY LAW CASES: THE HAGUE SERVICE CONVENTION
by Jeremy D. Morley* Family lawyers handling cases with foreign-based defendants need to understand the Hague Convention on the Service Abroad of Judicial and Extrajudicial Documents in Civil or Commercial Matters (the “Hague Service Convention”). The Convention, to which the United States is a party, regulates the procedures for service of process between […]
Kazakhstan International Child Abduction – Beware of AI
Blog Today I checked whether the United States was in a treaty relationship with Kazakhstan. Unfortunately, my Google searches now take me first to Google AI, which is completely unreliable and dangerous. Here’s what it told me: “AI Overview: Kazakhstan acceded to the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction (1980) in 2013, but the […]
A Few of My “International Family Lawyer’s Best Tips.”
Blog by Jeremy D. Morley Before you move overseas, realize that if you take a child to a new country, or give birth to a child in a new country, you may find yourself trapped there. An example: Angie, an American, and Gus, a Greek (from Cyprus), move to Cyprus with their baby. But life […]