Wealthy Chinese businessmen learn the value of the prenup
Blog With divorce increasingly commonplace in China, prenuptial agreements are becoming a trend in order to avoid legal battles over property in the event of a breakup. The trend is reflected in the booming business of Yao Xiangyang (a pseudonym), a lawyer in southern China’s Guangdong province who began to move into the area of […]
United States and Korea Become Hague Abduction Convention Partners
Blog United States and the Republic of Korea Become Hague Abduction Convention Partners On November 1, 2013, the 1980 Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction (Convention) will enter into force between the United States and the Republic of Korea. Nov 03,2013 – United States and the Republic of Korea Become Hague […]
Brazil and International Child Abduction
Blog From an expert report that I prepared recently – and that was submitted to a California court – on Brazil’s practices concerning international child abduction: “Congress requires the U.S. State Department to determine the compliance by U.S. treaty partners with the Convention. The State Department’s annual Compliance Reports are, in my opinion, extremely reliable […]
Ireland: Laws recognising prenups to be considered by Government
Blog At present, prenuptial agreements are not binding in Irish law with settlements at the discretion of judges as part of divorce proceedings. JUSTICE MINISTER ALAN Shatter say his department will be considering the legal position of prenuptial agreements as part of legal reforms. At present, prenuptial agreements are not binding in Irish law with […]
Hundreds of Italian couples accused of fraudulently getting ‘quickie divorces’ in UK
Blog Britain’s top family judge has been asked to cancel 180 divorces after being told the UK courts have been exploited in a massive “fraud” by Italians seeking a quick end to their marriages. The couples from the devoutly Catholic country have assumed fake British residency in order to use the UK justice system to […]
England and Foreign Divorces: A Second Bite of the Cherry?
Blog This article was published in the New York Law Journal October 24, 2013 American family law practitioners handling a divorce case with a significant English connection should understand that, even if a U.S. court has properly granted a divorce and handled its financial consequences, an English court might allow the ex-spouse to subsequently bring suit […]
LEBANON: CHILD CUSTODY LAW
Blog Shiite woman call on council to revise custody lawsBEIRUT: Nadine, 23, is allowed to see her young son for 24 hours once a week. It’s an injustice, she said, one she’s faced since a Shiite sheikh granted her and her ex-husband a divorce one year ago. “This is minus the 10 hours that […]
No Divorce of Swazi Marriages
Blog http://www.times.co.sz/news/90312-no-divorce-in-swazi-marriages-king.html See the article below, published Aug. 12, 2013 His Majesty King Mswati III has reminded the nation that there is no divorce in a marriage conducted under Swazi Law and Custom. The monarch said there was no earthly forum that had the powers to declare a customary marriage null and void. Only death, […]
Uniform Act on Premarital Agreements
Blog COUNCIL OF STATE GOVERNMENTS INCLUDES NEW UNIFORM ACT AS “SUGGESTED STATE LEGISLATION” September 19, 2013 – The Uniform Premarital and Marital Agreements Act was included today by the Council of State Governments (CSG) as “Suggested State Legislation” at the CSG’s National Conference in Kansas City, Missouri. The Uniform Premarital and Marital Agreements Act, drafted and approved […]
Ireland: Guardianship of Infants Act
Blog The Guardianship of Infants Act of 1964 was an act of the Parliament of the Republic of Ireland. It was signed into law on 25 March 1964. This Act governs the law relating to guardianship and custody of children in the Republic of Ireland. The Act consists of three parts; Part I: Preliminary and General (Section […]