India’s Noncompliance – International Child Abduction – U.S. July 2018 Action Report
Blog Country Summary: India is not a party to the Convention and does not adhere to any protocols with respect to international parental child abduction. In 2017, India demonstrated a pattern of noncompliance. Specifically, the competent authorities in India persistently failed to work with the Department to resolve abduction cases. As a result of this […]
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 […]