The Hague Abduction Convention, Second Edition

Blog The Second Edition of my book, The Hague Abduction Convention: Practical Issues and Procedures for Family Lawyers, has just been released.  Read below for some info about the book, and follow the link at the bottom of this post to purchase the Second Edition. Author(s): Jeremy Morley Sponsor(s): Section of Family Law Co-Sponsor(s): Section […]

Canadian Court Upholds Expert Report on Risk of Child’s Travel to Japan

Blog In a custody case in British Columbia, Canada, the BC Supreme Court has accepted as an expert report my report on the international family law elements of the case with a particular reference to the abduction dangers of a child’s proposed visit to Japan, quoted extensively from my report, used the report as the […]

The Korean Family Relations Registry and Korean Passports for Children

Blog Nature and Purpose of the Registry The Korean Family Registry is governed by Korea’s “Act on the Registration etc. of Family Relationships.” The purpose of the Act is defined in Article 1 as “to prescribe matters concerning the registration of establishment and changes in family relations such as the birth, marriage, death, etc. of […]

Annual Hague Compliance Report Released

Blog The U.S. State Department has just issued its 2016 Annual Report on International Parental Child Abduction under the Sean and David Goldman International Child Abduction Prevention and Return Act. The Report cites 21 countries that either demonstrated a pattern of noncompliance as defined in the Act or otherwise failed to comply with any of […]

“Abduction of Children to the United States” published in AJ Famille

Blog The below article was recently published in the May 2016 issue of AJ Famille, a monthly publication featuring articles on all aspects of Family Law, with a French focus: The Hague Abduction Convention in the United States Jeremy D. Morley* The Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction is a remarkably successful […]

Notes on Colombia and International Child Abduction

Blog Colombia’s courts do not normally recognize U.S. custody orders. The U.S. State Department has declared that, “While Colombian courts can recognize or enforce U.S. custody orders, they generally refuse to do so.  In a Colombian court, Colombian law takes precedence over U.S. law. A Colombian court order granting custody to one parent will prevail […]

Expert Testimony on Risk of Child Abduction to Japan

Blog Another U.S. case was resolved today based on my expert testimony concerning the risk of permitting child visitation to Japan. The Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs has released some limited information about the number of applications that it has received under the Hague Abduction Convention and the number of cases in which children have […]

Divorce Law in Korea

Blog Grounds for Divorce in Korea A divorce may be obtained in Korea based on the mutual consent of the spouses. Art. 834, Korean Civil Code. Both spouses need to agree and appear in court in Korea. Alternatively, the grounds for a judicial divorce in Korea are:   An unchaste act (adultery);   Malicious desertion; […]

Israel: Child Custody in the Religious Courts

Blog Below are extracts from a lengthy article on legal problems that arise in Israel from divorce in the ultra-orthodox Jewish community. We have represented several clients in similar matters, especially religious American Jewish clients with children in Israel or who have left Israel with their children. (We usually work as lead counsel in collaboration […]

Prenuptial Agreements in India

Blog India has no law on prenuptial or post nuptial agreements. Such agreements are not common in India and are contrary to Indian customs and views about marriage. Nevertheless, the global publicity about celebrity prenuptial agreements is encouraging more affluent people to consider the idea in India. There appears to be no significant case law […]