Annual Hague Compliance Report Released
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 individual country information and the statistics within pertain to the 2016 calendar year. The report identifies 13 countries as “Noncompliant Countries,” as defined in ICAPRA. Nine of these […]
Habitual Residence: The U.K. Interpretation
Blog The interpretation in the U.K. of the key term “habitual residence” in the Hague Abduction Convention and in Article 8 of the European Union’s Council Regulation (EC) 2201/2003 (“Brussels IIA”) is now fundamentally different from the interpretation of that term by a majority of the federal circuits in the United States. Until just a few […]
The New Divorce by Mutual Consent in France…
Blog http://www.familylawweek.co.uk/site.aspx?i=ed177705 The New Divorce by Mutual Consent in France: Recognition and Risks of Post-Divorce Litigation in Common-Law Countries: The Examples of England and the United States Delphine Eskenazi, admitted to the Paris and New York bars, LIBRA Avocats, Carmel Brown, Solicitor in England, Irwin Mitchell and Jeremy D. Morley, admitted to the New York […]
Expert on International Aspects of Family Law of China
Blog Jeremy D. Morley has been well recognized as an expert on the international aspects of the family law of China. -His opinions are based on the knowledge and extensive experience that has gained concerning Chinese family law matters from handling numerous cases concerning China. He has consulted with many clients whose country of origin […]
Israel: Which Courts Handle Hague Abduction Convention Cases?
Blog From the article by Judge Benzion Greenberger, District Court of Jerusalem, Israel, in the 2014 edition of The Judges’ Newsletter: “Regarding Hague Convention cases, these are heard in Family Court, and all Family Court judges are qualified to hear them. Thus, while there is no specific concentration vis-à-vis Hague cases, these are heard by […]
Bahrain’s King Orders Formation of Legislative Committee to Review Unified Family Law
Blog Manama – King of Bahrain Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa issued on Sunday a Royal Order to form a legislative committee to review the new unified family law expected to be issued in the kingdom. The Royal Order 24/ 2017 directed that the committee be formed of Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs called Legislative […]
Must Foreigners in the U.S. Always Carry Their Passport?
Blog Does a foreign visitor or resident need to always carry a passport while in the United States? The question arises when, for example, a foreign parent wants to visit a child who lives with the other parent in the United States and the custodial parent asks that the visiting parent deposits all passports with […]
How to Win a Hague Convention Child Abduction Case
Blog Author of The Hague Abduction Convention: Practical Issues and Procedures for Family Lawyers, published by the American Bar Association. Here are some tips for attorneys and clients faced with instituting or defending child abduction proceedings under the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction, whether in the United States or internationally. In a […]
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 […]