Expert Testimony In International Family Law Cases
Blog Expert testimony is frequently needed in international family law cases. International family lawyers are frequently called upon to act as expert witnesses. Such testimony is often secured in cases concerning international child abduction, particularly in cases in which one parent is seeking to prevent the other parent from having overseas visitation with the child […]
English Divorce Jurisdiction: The Basics
Blog In a case decided in 2014 Sir James Munby, the President of the Family Division of the High Court of Justice, provided the following extremely helpful and straightforward recitation of the basic legal principles that apply in England and Wales concerning divorce jurisdiction: 1. In the circumstances, and bearing in mind in particular that this […]
Child Abduction to Mexico
Blog By Jeremy D. Morley When children are abducted to Mexico by a parent who insists on retaining the child there, it is generally extremely difficult – and it is often impossible — to secure their return. The difficulty is enhanced substantially if the taking parent has asserted that the other parent is abusive or […]
Mirror orders to Help Prevent International Child Abduction
Blog “Mirror” orders can be a useful tool in the arsenal of lawyers who handle cases concerning international child travel and the prevention of potential international child abduction. Increasingly courts are being asked to enjoin parents from taking children overseas because of a parent’s fear that the children will not be returned. Courts must take […]
Child Custody Jurisdiction in Canada
Blog Jurisdiction to handle child custody matters, which are referred to in some Canadian provinces (British Columbia and Alberta) as “parenting” or “parentage” matters or as guardianship matters (e.g. Saskatchewan), rests in part on the Canadian federal law and in part on provincial law. A. Canadian Federal Law. The Divorce Act of Canada regulates the initiation […]
International Child Abduction to India – One Case among Many
Blog I have repeatedly opined, and I have frequently testified, that India is a safe haven for international child abduction. India has elected not to sign the Hague Abduction Convention and Indian courts generally do not enforce foreign custody orders. In one extremely exceptional case, Arathi Bandi vs Bandi Jagadrakshaka Rao, (Sup. Ct. of India, 2013), the Supreme […]
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International Divorce and Child Custody Issues Relating to Thailand
Blog Family relationships between expats or people of different nationalities or domiciles in Thailand may create special issues that often require an analysis of the “big picture” by an international family lawyer. All too often clients and even their local lawyers do not understand or focus on the specific benefits or dangers that may arise […]
International Prenuptial Agreements:Necessary But Dangerous
Blog Lawyers representing international clients who plan to marry and who want the protection of a prenuptial agreement should always consider the international ramifications of any proposed agreement. While conventional domestic prenuptial agreements raise grave malpractice concerns for family lawyers, the concerns become a hazardous minefield when the issues are multi-jurisdictional. In many ways the […]
French Marriage Contract Unenforceable in England
Blog A newly-reported ruling of the English High Court on prenuptial agreements demonstrates (a) the sharp division between the law in France concerning marriage contracts and the law in England; (b) the need to appropriately forum shop when strategizing a potential divorce; and (c) the continuing strong paternalism of the English judiciary in family law […]