Don’t Rely on the Hague Convention for Overseas Visits
Blog When considering whether to be concerned that the other parent plans to take a child on an overseas visit – which is normally a great benefit to a child and should generally be encouraged – it can be a huge mistake to rely merely on the foreign country’s accession to The Hague Abduction Convention. […]
Monaco’s New Law on International Private Law
Blog On June 28, 2017 Monaco adopted a new Law on Private International Law. It sets forth the rules concerning divorce jurisdiction, authorizes spousal selection of the law to govern marital regimes, and provides rules concerning the applicable law concerning maintenance. An informal translation of such provisions is as follows: No. 1448 – Law on […]
India’s Chief Justice and India’s Status as a Safe Haven for International Child Abduction
Blog On July 8, 2017 the Chief Justice of India, Hon’ble Shri Jagdish Singh Khehar, addressed the issue of India’s failure to sign the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction, in a speech at an All India Seminar of the International Law Association. The Chief Justice sought to explain, and apparently […]
Country Report: Mexico
Blog The U.S. State Department has just issued its 2017 Annual Report on International Parental Child Abduction under the International Child Abduction Prevention and Return Act (ICAPRA). The following is the Country Summary and related information for Mexico: Country Summary: The United States and Mexico have been partners under the Hague Abduction Convention since 1991, and […]
Country Report: Egypt
Blog The U.S. State Department has just issued its 2017 Annual Report on International Parental Child Abduction under the International Child Abduction Prevention and Return Act (ICAPRA). The following is the Country Summary and related information for Egypt: Country Summary: Egypt does not adhere to any protocols with respect to international parental child abduction, and left-behind […]
Country Report: Colombia
Blog The U.S. State Department has just issued its 2017 Annual Report on International Parental Child Abduction under the International Child Abduction Prevention and Return Act (ICAPRA). The following is the Country Summary and related information for Colombia: Country Summary: The United States and Colombia have been partners under the Hague Abduction Convention since 1996. Colombia […]
Michigan’s Child Custody Law Concerning International Children Violates Fundamental Principles of Human Rights
Blog In 2013, Michigan enacted a law that provides that, unless both parents expressly consent, “a parenting time order shall contain a prohibition on exercising parenting time in a country that is not a party to the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction.” Prior to its enactment I opined that although the […]
Country Report: China
Blog The U.S. State Department has just issued its 2017 Annual Report on International Parental Child Abduction under the International Child Abduction Prevention and Return Act (ICAPRA). The following is the Country Summary and related information for China: Country Summary: China does not adhere to any protocols with respect to international parental child abduction. Central Authority: In […]
Country Report: Pakistan
Blog The U.S. State Department has just issued its 2017 Annual Report on International Parental Child Abduction under the International Child Abduction Prevention and Return Act (ICAPRA). The following is the Country Summary and related information for Pakistan: Country Summary: During 2016, Pakistan did not adhere to any protocols with respect to international parental child abduction. […]
Noncompliant Countries: Tunisia
Blog The U.S. State Department has just issued its 2017 Annual Report on International Parental Child Abduction under the International Child Abduction Prevention and Return Act (ICAPRA). The following is the Country Summary and related information from the thirteenth country listed as “Noncompliant” in the report, Tunisia: Country Summary: Tunisia does not adhere to any protocols […]