Child Abduction to Mexico Ends Happily
Blog Our heartiest congratulations to our British client whose tiny baby was abducted by the Mexican father from Texas to Mexico. CHILD ABDUCTION TO MEXICO ENDS HAPPILY The mother and her family endured months of unbelievable worry, fueled further by the father’s death threats and outrageous claims as he was “on the run” in Mexico. The family mounted a […]
Barbados Divorce Law
Blog The Barbados Family Law Council is reportedly in favor of amending the Barbados Family Law Act, which governs divorce and related issues in Barbados but which is now 25 years old. The amendments under consideration include: A procedure for streamlined case management, focused on keeping one case before the same judge for all proceedings; The provision of counseling […]
German divorce, Syrian marriage
Blog An interesting German international family law case concerning a Syrian marriage has been summarized by Jurgen Basedow and Simon Schwarz: A Syrian couple filed for divorce before German courts whose jurisdiction was established under Arts. 1(1)(a), 2(1)(a) of the Brussels II-Regulation since the spouses had their habitual residence in Germany at that time. An […]
New Jersey Hague Convention Case
Blog She’s only 7, a schoolgirl from Elizabeth, but Arianna Adan soon may change state, national and even international law. Legal briefs filed by two state agencies, a coalition of national organizations and her mother’s lawyers seek not only to block Arianna’s deportation in an international custody case, but also to change the way the United States […]
When Is a Saudi Woman Considered an Adult?
Blog Maha Akeel, Arab News. Nov 2, 2007 It is surprising and frustrating to see that women in Saudi Arabia, despite all their achievements, continue to be treated as underage dependents who need and are forced to be managed by their male guardians. It is necessary at this point of Saudi women’s history to address […]
Top Ten Tips for Expats
Blog … From an International Family Lawyer by Jeremy D. Morley Here are some of my “international family lawyer’s best tips” for international clients moving overseas and for expatriates. Before you move overseas, realize that if you have children in a new country you may find yourself trapped there. An example: Angie the American and Gus […]
Fundraiser for Film on Japanese Child Abduction
Blog Two film-makers, David Hearn and Matt Antell, are working on a film project to draw attention to the scandal of parental child abductions to Japan and in Japan. They are conducting a fundraiser for their film to be held in Tokyo in December at the Pink Cow restaurant in Shibuya on December 11th starting at 7:30. Tickets cost […]
“Ireland’s Divorce Courts a Shambles”
Blog Ireland’s divorce courts are overloaded and need a complete overhaul to make breaking up fairer and less of a bank-breaking ordeal, an expert report on the secrecy-shrouded system concluded Tuesday. The government-commissioned report, which offered 45 recommendations to fix the system, faulted the government for doing much too little since the 1997 legalization of divorce […]
India Marriage Registration Call
Blog The Times of India has endorsed a demand by the Supreme Court of India that all marriages in India be registered. In an editorial the newspaper states that: Marriage law is a touchy issue in India, especially for leaders of the Muslim community. The shadow of common civil code looms over any prospective legislation on the subject. […]
Korea’s New Family Registration Law
Blog The South Korean Supreme Court has issued details of its implementation of the new family registration law, which will take effect on January 1, 2008. The new system will replace the traditional “hoju” system, which the Constitutional Court in Korea declared unconstitutional as violating the right to gender equality. The current hoju system places only a male member as the […]