Expert Testimony: USA child custody
Blog Jeremy D. Morley I am pleased to have been accepted as an expert on international child custody laws and the procedures of Minnesota by an Ontario, Canada court in a Hague Convention abduction case. Recent Update: The Canadian court accepted my testimony and accordingly refused to accept the abductor’s grave risk claim and ordered the […]
Lecturing in Japan on Hague Abduction Convention
Blog Jeremy D. Morley I am pleased to announce that, at the invitation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, I will be lecturing on the Hague Abduction Convention in Japan in the last week of February to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and to invited lawyers’ groups in both Tokyo and Osaka. The […]
Demand for Action: Child Abduction to India
Blog At a hearing held on December 10, 2018 by a subcommittee of the U.S. House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee, Congressman Chris Smith alleged that nearly 100 American children have been abducted to India. He sought “real action” from the Trump administration to bring them back to the country. He said that, “We have […]
Marrying a Swede? Or Swedish and Getting Married? Don’t You Need a Prenuptial Agreement?
Blog Why do we recommend that a party with assets who is entering into an international marriage with a Swedish citizen or resident should always consider entering into an international prenuptial agreement? Because the law of Sweden concerning the division of assets upon a divorce is unusual and can be devastatingly unfair to unprotected spouses […]
Jamaica – U.S. Child Abduction Update
Blog Although Jamaica has adopted the Hague Abduction Convention, its accession has not yet been accepted by the United States, United Kingdom or Canada. Accordingly, the Convention is not in force between Jamaica and these countries. The Child Protection and Family Services Agency has complained that the failure of these key countries to accept Jamaica’s […]
UCCJEA: FAILURE TO TIMELY OPPOSE REGISTRATION OF FOREIGN CUSTODY ORDER PRECLUDES SUBSEQUENT JURISDICTIONAL CLAIMS
Blog A New York appellate court has ruled that a father could not register a California custody order in New York when he had previously failed to oppose the mother’s effective registration of an Israeli custody order which had modified the California order. Matter of Worsoff v. Worsoff, 161 A.D. 3d 879, 75 N.Y.S.2d 525 (N.Y. App. […]
Switzerland: Child Custody
Blog A very helpful introduction to Swiss Child Custody Law is provided by the Association of Counselling Agencies for Binational and Intercultural Couples and Families, Switzerland, as follows: It is important to a child’s harmonious development that he or she be able, as far as possible, to maintain a close relationship with both parents. As […]
United Arab Emirates’ Noncompliance – International Child Abduction – U.S. July 2018 Action Report
Blog Country Summary: The United Arab Emirates does not adhere to any protocols with respect to international parental child abduction. In 2017, the United Arab Emirates demonstrated a pattern of noncompliance. Specifically, the competent authorities in the United Arab Emirates persistently failed to work with the Department of State to resolve abduction cases. As a […]
Peru’s Noncompliance – International Child Abduction – U.S. July 2018 Action Report
Blog Country Summary: The Convention has been in force between the United States and Peru since 2007. In 2017, Peru demonstrated a pattern of noncompliance. Specifically, Peru’s judicial branch regularly failed to implement and comply with the provisions of the Convention. As a result of this failure, 36 percent (four cases involving five children) of […]
Morocco’s Noncompliance – International Child Abduction – U.S. July 2018 Action Report
Blog Country Summary: The Convention has been in force between the United States and Morocco since 2012. In 2017, Morocco demonstrated a pattern of noncompliance. Specifically, the Moroccan Central Authority and law enforcement authorities in Morocco failed to take appropriate steps to locate a child in one case for more than one year after a […]