Ecuador’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 Ecuador since 1992. In 2017, Ecuador demonstrated a pattern of noncompliance. Specifically, Ecuador’s judicial branch and law enforcement authorities regularly failed to implement and comply with the provisions of the Convention. As a result of this failure, 13 percent (one case […]
Dominican Republic’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 the Dominican Republic since 2007. In 2017, the Dominican Republic demonstrated a pattern of noncompliance. Specifically, the judicial authorities in the Dominican Republic persistently failed to implement and abide by the provisions of the Convention. As a result of this failure, […]
China’s Noncompliance – International Child Abduction – U.S. July 2018 Action Report
Blog Country Summary: China does not adhere to any protocols with respect to international parental child abduction. In 2017, China demonstrated a pattern of noncompliance. Specifically, the competent authorities in China persistently failed to work with the Department to resolve abduction cases. As a result of this failure, 75 percent (three cases involving three children) […]
Brazil’s Noncompliance – Inernational Child Abduction – U.S. July 2018 Action Report
Blog Country Summary: The Convention has been in force between the United States and Brazil since 2003. In 2017, Brazil demonstrated a pattern of noncompliance. Specifically, Brazil’s judicial branch regularly failed to implement and comply with the provisions of the Convention. As a result of this failure, 35 percent (seven cases involving eight children) of […]
Bahama’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 The Bahamas since 1994. The Department cited The Bahamas for demonstrating a pattern of noncompliance in the 2018 Annual Report. Specifically, the Bahamian Central Authority regularly failed to fulfill its responsibilities pursuant to the […]
Argentina’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 Argentina since 1991. In 2017, Argentina demonstrated a pattern of noncompliance. Specifically, Argentina’s judicial branch regularly failed to implement and comply with the provisions of the Convention. As a result of this failure, 40 percent (two cases involving two children) of […]
Expert Witness: Child Relocation to Pakistan
Blog In a recent case in a state court in the United States, I testified as an expert witness that in my opinion if a parent were to relocate to Pakistan with the parties’ child, and were then to violate the rights of the left-behind parent, then: a. The courts in Pakistan would have exclusive […]
India’s ‘Bindal’ Committee Promotes International Child Abduction
Blog My article, India’s ‘Bindal’ Committee promotes international child abduction has been published in the current (9/18) edition of the International Family Law Journal. In the article, I explain that the debate in India concerning the prevention of international child abduction to India, and India’ s potential accession to the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects […]
Expats with Children-Top Tips from an International Family Lawyer
Blog Expats with Children … Top Tips from an International Family Lawyer By Jeremy D. Morley* Before you move overseas, you absolutely must realize, understand and fully evaluate the fact that, if you are in a new country with a child, you may find yourself trapped there indefinitely if the other parent refuses to let you […]
Preventing International Child Abduction
Blog The Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), in coordination with the U.S. Department of State and other federal agencies, has had for some time a program – which our office has frequently used – to prevent the departure of a child from the United States when presented with a valid, […]