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Which Law Governs a Prenuptial Agreement in a U.S. Court?

Blog Which law governs a prenuptial agreement in a U.S. court? That simple and critically important question unfortunately has no simple answer.  Is it the law selected by the parties? The law of the...

U.S. Prenuptial Agreements: Two basic standards – Fairness & Unconscionability?

Blog 1. Unconscionability New York is an example of an unconscionability state. “Considering all the provisions of the pre-nuptial agreement, the court also cannot say that it is so unfair ‘as to...

Passport for Abducted U.S. Children Overseas; Exigent or Special Family Circumstances

Blog Parents of children who are abducted to a foreign country, or who are being retained in a foreign country, often do not have their children’s passports that are needed to enable them to...

Washington State Ruling: Egyptian Child Custody Law Violates Human Rights

Blog There is “clear and convincing evidence that Egyptian child custody laws violate fundamental principles of human rights.” Therefore, Washington State should not treat Egypt as a “state” for...

Look Before You Leap

Blog I feel the need to stress – yet again – that a parent or would-be parent who travels for an extended period of time overseas with a spouse or partner should think first about the possibility of...

Collaboration with Lawyers Globally

Blog Thank you to so many of my colleagues in jurisdictions around the world for the great collaboration that we enjoyed throughout the past year in working together to handle interesting and...

Habitual Residence: Hong Kong Rejects the Mozes/Gitter Rule

Blog We have often pointed out that the majority U.S. interpretation of “habitual residence,” the key term in the Hague Abduction Convention, is out of line with the international consensus. Most but...

Interview with Divorce.Co.NZ

Blog An Interview with Jeremy Morley – of International Family Law in NYIn researching child relocation and abduction law, I came across Jeremy Morley.  His website, www.international-divorce.com, was...

Uniform Child Abduction Prevention Act

Blog The Uniform Child Abduction Prevention Act (“UCAPA”) has been adopted by 14 states and by the District of Columbia. The jurisdictions that have adopted the Act are Alabama, Colorado, District of...

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