PLEASED TO RECEIVE THANKS
Blog We are always pleased to receive many thanks for our services.The following testimonial, just received, is most appreciated. “I cannot recommend Mr. Jeremy Morley highly enough if you are dealing with a complex or high-stakes international family law matter. When my family faced a terrifying cross-border situation involving the safety of my children, Mr. Morley stepped in […]
PAKISTAN AND THE HAGUE ABDUCTION CONVENTION: A NEW CASE AND CONTINUING CONFUSION
Blog PAKISTAN AND THE HAGUE ABDUCTION CONVENTION: A NEW CASE AND CONTINUING CONFUSION by Jeremy D. Morley* The Federal Constitutional Court of Pakistan has issued an important – but flawed – ruling on the Hague Abduction Convention. I have written about Pakistan and the Hague Abduction Convention and specifically about the 2024 decision of […]
No Child Relocation to Turkey
Blog No Child Relocation to Turkey by Jeremy D. Morley* www.international-divorce.com A party wishing to relocate a child to Turkey from California withdrew the application after the court read my detailed expert report on that issue. I have worked on many matters over many years involving the family law of Turkey, the recovery of children from Turkey, […]
BEST INTERESTS OF CHILDREN AND THE HAGUE ABDUCTION CONVENTION
Blog BEST INTERESTS OF CHILDREN AND THE HAGUE ABDUCTION CONVENTION by Jeremy D. Morley* www.international-divorce.com The Hague Abduction Convention requires courts to return abducted children expeditiously so that the courts in the country of habitual residence can promptly determine what is best for them, unless the respondent meets the burden of proving one of the […]
COLOMBIA’S CONSTITUTIONAL OVERRIDE OF THE HAGUE ABDUCTION CONVENTION
Blog COLOMBIA’S CONSTITUTIONAL OVERRIDE OF THE HAGUE ABDUCTION CONVENTION by Jeremy D. Morley* www.international-divorce.com A recent ruling of the Constitutional Court of Colombia effectively prevents the courts in Colombia from fulfilling their duty under the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction to return children who are wrongfully removed to or retained […]
International Child Abduction from the UK to the United States
Blog International Child Abduction from the UK to the United States by Jeremy D. Morley* www.international-divorce.com Whenever children are abducted from the United Kingdom to the United States, counsel for the left-behind parents must consider a most unusual aspect of U.S. law when determining the optimal methods of securing the children’s return. Not only […]
NOTES ON CHILD CUSTODY LAWS AND PRACTICES OF CHINA
Blog NOTES ON CHILD CUSTODY LAWS AND PRACTICES OF CHINA by Jeremy D. Morley* www.international-divorce.com 1. China does not comply with international norms concerning the return of internationally abducted children. 2. China has failed to adopt the Hague Abduction Convention and has failed to enter into any bilateral arrangement with the United States to return […]
PHILIPPINES AND THE HAGUE ABDUCTION CONVENTION
Blog PHILIPPINES AND THE HAGUE ABDUCTION CONVENTION by Jeremy D. Morley* www.international-divorce.com The Philippines acceded to the Hague Abduction Convention in 2016, but it did not establish procedures to implement the Convention until 2022. In February 2022, the Department of Justice of the Philippines, as the designated Central Authority, published a Department Circular establishing […]
Philippines: Family Law
Blog Philippines: Family Law EXPERT EVIDENCE ON PHILIPPINES FAMILY LAW Attorney Jeremy. D. Morley has provided expert evidence on the Philippines and international child abduction to the courts in the United States. THE PHILIPPINES AND CHILD ABDUCTION EXPERT EVIDENCE ON PHILIPPINES FAMILY LAW by Jeremy D. Morley* www.international-divorce.com If a parent takes a child […]
INDIAN COURTS AGAIN ENDORSE INTERNATIONAL CHILD ABDUCTION
Blog INDIAN COURTS AGAIN ENDORSE INTERNATIONAL CHILD ABDUCTION Another decision of an Indian court underscores the continuing refusal of the Indian courts to return children who have been abducted to India by a parent. The author has repeatedly warned of this problem and has provided expert testimony on this on several occasions. The latest such […]