No-Fault Divorce: New York
Blog Please follow the link below for my article “Letter from New York,” appearing in the Autumn 2012 publication of Australian Family Lawyer. This article covers the newly enacted no-fault divorce law in New York State. http://www.international-divorce.com/no_fault_divorce_new_york
Argentina and the Hague Abduction Convention
Blog The Office of Children’s Issues of the U.S. State Department’s Bureau of Consular Affairs, has recently released the annual report on Hague Convention compliance. The report details various issues of non-compliance with member countries. It places countries under two categories; “Not Compliant” and “Demonstrating Patterns of Noncompliance,” with the former category signaling more serious […]
Singapore and The Hague Convention
Blog With effect from May 1, 2012, the 1980 Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction has entered into force between the United States and Singapore. This means that if a wrongful taking or retention of a child from Singapore to the United States or from the United States to Singapore occurred […]
Divorce Law in Korea
Blog A new article on Korean Family Law has been added to my website at international-divorce.com. This article discusses the legal grounds for a divorce in Korea, the statutes that govern financial issues in Korean divorce cases, and how Korean courts handle “choice of law” issues in these cases. The article also focuses on Korean recognition […]
Indonesia & International Child Abduction: The Indonesian Judicial Mafia
Blog The level of corruption within a state’s legal system may be an important factor in evaluating the risk of a proposed visit to that country by a child and a parent in litigation to permit or prevent such a visit. Obviously the risk is far greater if the level of corruption is high, especially […]
Prenuptial Agreements in India
Blog Jayanth Krishnan had an inter-faith wedding. But before the couple got married, they signed a prenuptial agreement stipulating that neither would force the other to change his or her religion in the future. However, two years down the line, Krishnan’s wife started putting pressure on him to change his religion. Krishnan promptly sought a […]
Legal Services to Chase Children
Blog A new national legal service has been launched to provide free legal assistance to Australian parents dealing with the international abduction of a child. Attorney-General, Nicola Roxon said the service would provide practical support to parents in distressing circumstances. “We want to make it as straightforward as possible for parents to get the assistance […]
Important New U.K. Ruling on Grave Risk in Hague Abduction Cases
Blog The U.K. Supreme Court has just issued an extremely important opinion concerning the grave risk of harm exception in a Hague abduction case. In the Matter of S (a Child)[2012] UKSC 10. The ruling is surprising in at least three respects. The first is that the Supreme Court bluntly castigated another high-level court in another jurisdiction […]
Hope for parents denied access to children in Japan
Blog By Leah Hyslop. Daily Telegraph.14 Mar 2012 After years of foreign pressure, Japan has finally taken a step closer to joining an international convention on settling cross-border child custody disputes According to local reports, the cabinet approved a bill last Friday which will bring Japan in line with the Hague Convention on international child abduction. […]
International Family Law Seminar in DC
Blog Join us for a tremendous seminar on International Family Law in Washington, DC with a wide array of exceptionally well-qualified speakers. Sessions on: International Child Support; International Family Formation; Limitations on Planning of Structures Issues; International Child Relocation; International Prenuptial Agreements; Islamic Family Law; Offshore Assets; Recognition of Foreign Court Orders and Conflicts of […]