State Department’s Annual Report on International Child Abduction: Dominican Republic

Blog The U.S. State Department has recently released their annual report on International Child Abduction. Below is our fifth post in a series here focusing on the twelve countries classified as “demonstrating patterns of noncompliance.”  Today’s country is the Dominican Republic. Country Summary: The Hague Abduction Convention has been in force between the United States and the […]

“Getting” Serious: Religious Divorce in Israel

Blog A firestorm has arisen in Israel after a man who has been sanctioned by a rabbinical court in Haifa was allowed to enter the Knesset this week, upon the invitation of a right-wing American-born Israeli politician. Divorce in Israel is the exclusive province of the religious courts, although both civil courts and religious courts […]

June 5th, Washington D.C. Conference: Cross-Border Family Mediation: Dispute Resolution for International Families In Your Community

Blog Join us for our day-long conference, Cross-Border Family Mediation: Dispute Resolution for International Families In Your Community on June 5, 2018 in Washington, D.C., co-hosted by International Social Service-USA (ISS-USA), MK Family Law, The George Washington University School of Law, and Leslie Ellen Shear, Attorney and Counselor at Law. This event will bring together leading experts to discuss mediation as a […]

State Department’s Annual Report on International Child Abduction: China

Blog The U.S. State Department has recently released their annual report on International Child Abduction. Below is our fourth post in a series here focusing on the twelve countries classified as “demonstrating patterns of noncompliance.”  Today’s country is China. Country Summary: China does not adhere to any protocols with respect to international parental child abduction. In 2017, […]

State Department’s Annual Report on International Child Abduction: Brazil

Blog The U.S. State Department has recently released their annual report on International Child Abduction. Below is our third post in a series here focusing on the twelve countries classified as “demonstrating patterns of noncompliance.”  Today’s country is Brazil. Country Summary: The Hague Abduction Convention has been in force between the United States and Brazil since 2003. […]

State Department’s Annual Report on International Child Abduction: The Bahamas

Blog The U.S. State Department has recently released their annual report on International Child Abduction. Below is our second post in a series here focusing on the twelve countries classified as “demonstrating patterns of noncompliance.”  Today’s country is The Bahamas. Country Summary: The Hague Abduction Convention has been in force between the United States and The Bahamas […]

State Department’s Annual Report on International Child Abduction: Argentina

Blog The Department of State’s Office of Children’s Issues serves as the U.S. Central Authority for the Hague Convention and leads U.S. government efforts to combat international parental child abduction within the State Department and with other U.S. government agencies. Their annual report was just released. This report provides Congress with extensive information regarding compliance with […]

Prenuptial Agreements and “Green Card” Affidavits of Support

Blog Will a prenuptial or postnuptial agreement protect a U.S. citizen, who has signed a Form I-864 Affidavit of Support in furtherance of a foreign spouse’s application for a U.S. permanent resident visa, against the subsequent support claims of a foreign spouse upon a divorce? A person who signs the support affidavit, pursuant to Section […]

Canada Returns Internationally-Abducted Children under Hague Abduction Convention

Blog Canada is an excellent Hague Abduction Convention treaty partner. With local counsel in both countries, we have just now secured – promptly and effectively – an order for the return of another child abducted from Canada to the U.S. We have successfully secured the return of numerous children from various provinces in Canada to […]

International Travel with Children: Preventing International Child Abduction

Blog Introduction The best way to handle international child abduction is to prevent it before it occurs, although that is often far easier said than done. International child abduction has become increasingly prevalent as greater international mobility has spawned a concomitant increase in international personal relationships. Most abductions are committed by a family member, usually […]