Notes on Grenada Divorce and Child Custody Law
Blog Grenada is not a signatory to the 1980 Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction. There are no bilateral agreements in force between Grenada and the United States concerning international parental child abduction. The United Kingdom Matrimonial Causes Act 1973, including all subsequent amendments thereto, as well as England’s Family Proceedings […]
Australia’s Top Court Rules on Children’s Right to be Heard
Blog The High Court of Australia has upheld a trial court ruling that two teenage boys, now aged 17 and 15, who moved from Sydney to New York with their father, should be returned to Australia, even though they clearly wish to remain in New York. Bondelmonte v Bondelmonte, [2017] HCA 8. The parents separated in […]
Jamaica’s Accession to the Hague Abduction Convention
Blog On 24 February 2017, Jamaica deposited its instrument of accession to the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction. Jamaica is the 97th Contracting State to the Convention. The Convention will enter into force for Jamaica on May 1, 2017, but it will not have effect with respect to other states unless […]
The Hague Abduction Convention and International Child Relocation
Blog The Hague Convention has a role to play in international child relocation cases and in cases concerning international child visitation and travel. That role will on occasion be of great significance. It also has some significance in international relocation (“move away”) cases, but that role is frequently afforded entirely inappropriate significance. In international relocation […]
Abducted Child Returned from Taiwan
Blog We are delighted that we helped to secure the return to California this week of a child who had been abducted to Taiwan. Taiwan is not a party to the Hague Convention on International Child Abduction and the Taiwanese judicial system would likely not be helpful in such a situation. We advised our client […]
Return of Children Under the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction
Blog Two international child abduction cases arrive in your office on the same day. One client leaves relieved and optimistic; the other leaves in tears. Why the disparity? The first client is Mary. A few days ago, the father of her baby visited Mary and persuaded her to allow him to take the baby to […]
Couple Detained in UAE For Sex Outside Marriage
Blog A South African man and his Ukrainian fiancee have been detained in the United Arab Emirates for unlawful sex, a relative says. Emlyn Culverwell‚ 29, and Iryna Nohai, 27, were reportedly arrested after a doctor discovered M.s Nohai, who had stomach cramps, was pregnant. They were arrested for sex outside of marriage, which is […]
Return of Abducted Child to Malaysia
Blog We are delighted that this weekend our client was able to fly back to Malaysia with his child, who had been abducted from Pakistan to Illinois, USA. Malaysia is not a party to the Hague Abduction Convention. In conjunction with local counsel in all applicable jurisdictions, we created a strategy for our client, counseled […]
Judgment of Solomon
Blog A court in Massachusetts, after hearing my expert testimony concerning the high risk of abduction of children to Japan, has issued a most “Solomonic” order, consistent with my testimony, whereby the Japanese mother is permitted to take only one of the parties’ three children for limited duration visits to Japan currently, to take two […]
JAPANESE VIOLATION OF THE HAGUE ABDUCTION CONVENTION
Blog The Osaka High Court has just issued a decision in a case under the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction (the “Hague Convention”) that provides strong support for the claim that Japan does not comply with the terms of the treaty and that is, indeed, in violation of its treaty […]