Date of Wrongful Retention of a Child for Hague Abduction Convention Purposes

Blog by Jeremy D. Morleywww.international-divorce.com I argued a case this morning before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit on the issue of determining the correct date of the alleged wrongful retention of children in a case brought under the Hague Abduction Convention. The first step in a Hague Abduction Convention case is usually to […]

International Divorce Planning

Blog www.international-divorce.com by Jeremy D. Morley People with assets and international connections who are contemplating a divorce or separation from a partner, as well as their spouses and partners, should consult experienced international family law counsel for advice on strategic international divorce planning as far in advance of filing suit as possible. The financial consequences […]

PHILIPPINES AND THE HAGUE ABDUCTION CONVENTION

Blog www.international-divorce.comby Jeremy D. Morley* The Philippines acceded to the Hague Abduction Convention in 2016, but it did not establish procedures to implement the Convention until 2022. In February 2022, the Department of Justice of the Philippines, as the designated Central Authority, published a Department Circular establishing the procedure to process applications under the Convention.In […]

Indigeneity in Hague Abduction Convention Cases

Blog Jeremy D. Morley In a Hague Abduction Convention case in the Supreme Court of British Columbia, Canada between two Canadian parents living in Puerto Escondido, Mexico with their young child, arising out of the mother’s removal of the child from Mexico to Canada, the mother raised a unique claim. She argued that the child […]

Brazil Expands the Grave Risk Exception to the Hague Abduction Convention

Blog by Jeremy D Morley www.international-divorce.com  The Attorney General’s Office of Brazil has issued a report that recommends that the Brazilian courts should adopt a “broad” interpretation of the Article 13 “grave risk” exception in the Hague Abduction Convention. The Office of the Presidency of Brazil has submitted the report to Brazil’s Federal Supreme Court. […]

Mother’s arrest at D/FW Airport shows difficulties of international custody disputes

Blog This article was first published. Like many divorces, Padmashini and Dean Drees’ breakup in 2004 was bitter. There were mutual allegations of abuse, suspicions of infidelity, and a nasty fight over custody of the couple’s toddler son, Drew. But when Padmashini Drees traveled with Drew to India seven years ago and didn’t return, the […]