Expert Evidence on Risk of International Child Abduction to Pakistan
Blog Jeremy D. Morley has submitted expert evidence to a court in California that Pakistan does not comply with international norms concerning the return of internationally abducted children and that Pakistan is justifiably well-recognized as being a safe haven for international child abductors. The opinion resulted in a court order that did not merely bar […]
New York Appellate Courts Now Unified on Hague’s “Send versus Serve” Issue
Blog Friday, November 4, 2016 by Rosario Vignali New York’s appellate departments are now unified with respect to their interpretation of Article 10(a) of the Hague Convention on the Service Abroad of Judicial and Extrajudicial Documents in Civil or Commercial Matters (Hague Service Convention). The issue of whether Article 10(a) of the Hague Convention permits […]
USA Says Slow Courts Put Brazil in Poor Position on Child Abduction
Blog https://br.usembassy.gov/usa-says-slow-courts-put-brazil-poor-position-child-abduction/ In an interview with Estado newspaper, the Special Advisor for Children’s Issues said cases are left pending for too long The US government says Brazil is not fully complying with the international standards on child abduction stipulated by the Hague Convention. The problem is the slow judicial system, the Special Advisor for Children’s […]
Financial Cohabitation Claims Update
Blog Courts in the United States have followed differing paths concerning an unmarried partner’s financial claims arising out of their cohabitation. The rule in New York is that a contract as to earnings and assets may not be implied in law from the relationship of an unmarried couple living together, but that such a couple […]
Interview with Jeremy Morley: Local Father Desperate After Son is Reportedly Taken to Russia
Blog By Rachel Yonkunas Published: September 22, 2016, 4:36 pm QUEENSBURY, N.Y. (NEWS10) — A Queensbury man is raising awareness to a growing global issue of International Child Abduction. It happens when a child is wrongfully taken and held in another country by a parent. Unfortunately, it’s not uncommon. Corey McKeighan shares custody of his son Xavier with […]
JDM Speaking at Paris Bar Association Event, 9/20
Blog Jeremy will speak in Paris at the Paris Bar Association on Tuesday morning, Sept. 20th, together with Delphine Eskenazi (Libra Avocats in Paris) and Sophie Rodrigues (French Ministry of Justice). The theme of the event is a Comparison of French and U.S. Practices concerning International Child Abduction: Details are at https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/enl%C3%A8vement-denfants-et-d%C3%A9placement-illicite-pratiques-eskenazi?trk=hb_ntf_MEGAPHONE_ARTICLE_POST La French-American Bar association […]
Child Visits to Israel
Blog When parents are separated and one wants to take a child to visit Israel, the other parent often worries that the child will not be returned, especially if the taking parent is Israeli or has expressed a desire to live in Israel. Such concerns should not be brushed aside. Obviously, if the taking parent […]
JDM Speaking at Beverly Hills Bar Association Event: 9/28
Blog A lively conversation about the issues facing both international and family law practitioners in our global society. The speakers will discuss international visitation, child relocation, and the Hague convention as well as providing tips on strategic international divorce. Speaker: Jeremy Morley Premier International Family Law Attorney Moderators: Jennifer Riemer, CFLS Walzer Melcher LLP Malcolm […]
Japan and the Hague Abduction Convention: An Update
Blog Japan adopted the Hague Abduction Convention with effect from April 1, 2014. Before then, its reputation as a safe haven for international child abduction was almost universal. Japan yielded to international pressure by signing the Convention but its compliance with the treaty is questionable. A few cases have been initiated in Japan under the […]
Update on Pakistan & the Hague Abduction Convention
Blog Pakistan on track to sign Hague Child Abduction Convention A source of relief to both Pakistani and foreigner parents, the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction will make it easier for families to bring their children to Pakistan, or to relocate their children to a foreign domicile, is nearly ready […]