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U.S. ACTIONS AGAINST BELIZE FOR NONCOMPLIANCE WITH HAGUE ABDUCTION CONVENTION
Blog The U.S. State Department has now issued its 2023 Action Report on International Child Abduction. Belize has been declared by the State Department to be noncompliant with the Hague Abduction Convention. The State Department has reported to Congress that within the past year it has taken the following actions in this regard against Belize: […]
International Child Abduction and Non-Hague Convention Countries
Blog Delighted to have authored the chapter on International Child Abduction and Non-Hague Convention Countries in the Research Handbook on International Child Abduction, edited by Marilyn Freeman and Nicola Taylor. https://lnkd.in/eTvvgYQU
THE HAGUE ABDUCTION CONVENTION OR THE UCCJEA: WHICH SHOULD WE USE?
Blog By Jeremy D. Morley If a child is abducted to the United States from a country that is a party to the Hague Abduction Convention, the left-behind parent usually has a choice of seeking the child’s return under the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act (the “UCCJEA”) or the Convention. A UCCJEA case must […]
UAE: Abu Dhabi Divorce for Non-Muslims
Blog By Jeremy D. Morley Abu Dhabi’s non-Muslim Personal Status Law (Abu Dhabi Law No 14/2021) allows non-Muslims to obtain a divorce in the Emirate by means of a civil procedure in a new court, the Abu Dhabi Civil Family Court, under a secular law that is separate from that which applies to UAE Muslim families. […]
KOREA CHILD ABDUCTION NONCOMPLIANCE
Blog Korea has again been found non-compliant by the United States Department of State as a result of the failure of the Korean authorities to enforce orders to return internationally abducted children. In the 2023 Annual Report on International Child Abduction issued by the US State Department, as required to be issued by the International […]
MARRIAGE-LIKE RELATIONSHIPS IN BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA
Blog In British Columbia, Canada, unmarried partners may be deemed to be in a “spousal relationship” that entitles them to be treated as spouses for the purpose of securing financial remedies upon the termination of the relationship as if they were actually married. Section 3 of the Family Law Act of British Columbia provides that […]
International Child Relocation: When is an Application Required?
Blog If a parent wants to take a child who is living in the United States to live in another country, is it necessary for the parent to apply to court for permission to relocate? A. Consent If the relocating parent has received the other parent’s consent to relocate, then there will generally be no […]
Algeria and International Child Abduction
Blog My expert evidence on the international family law aspects of the laws and procedures of Algeria has resulted in a highly favorable settlement for a parent who feared that the parties’ children might be taken out of the United States to Algeria. I explained that. in my opinion. if the other parent were to […]
Preventing International Child Abduction: The U.S. National Targeting Center
Blog The National Targeting Center in the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agency provides invaluable assistance in identifying parents and children about to leave the country in violation of U.S. court orders, provided the process is properly initiated. Any parent who has obtained a valid and enforceable order from any court in the United States […]