Appeal decision concerning my expert affidavit on the risks of child’s potential abduction to Egypt
Blog Appeal decision concerning my expert affidavit on the risks of child’s potential abduction to Egypt by Jeremy D. Morley A Canadian appeal court has held that it was an error for the court below to have stricken my expert affidavit concerning the risks of potential abduction of a child to Egypt for alleged bias. […]
Islamic Talaq Pakistani Divorce Not Recognized in Texas
Blog Islamic Talaq Pakistani Divorce Not Recognized in Texas by Jeremy D. Morley jmorley@international-divorce.com Wealthy spouses planning a divorce often seek to procure their divorces in foreign courts where there is no division of marital property or no significant financial discovery. One such method is to obtain a simple talaq divorce in a country […]
Major Changes in Pakistani Divorce Law
Blog Major Changes in Pakistani Divorce Law by Jeremy D. Morley jmorley@international-divorce.com Major changes are under way in Pakistani divorce law. The first change concerns women’s ability to obtain divorces without financial penalty. On October 7, 2026, in two cases in which women sought divorces on the ground of cruelty but failed […]
SONOMA COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATION PRESENTATION OCTOBER 26
Blog SONOMA COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATION PRESENTATION Jeremy D. Morley will be presenting to the Sonoma County Bar Association on October 26, 2026, as part of their Minors’ Counsel Training, on: International Movement of Children: Foreign Visits and Move-Aways; Preventing Abductions; Recovering Abducted Children
NEW U.S. POLICY INTENDED TO PROMOTE PROMPT RESOLUTION OF FOREIGN INTERNATIONAL CHILD ABDUCTION CASES
Blog NEW U.S. POLICY INTENDED TO PROMOTE PROMPT RESOLUTION OF FOREIGN INTERNATIONAL CHILD ABDUCTION CASES The State Department has announced a new “Visa Restriction Policy” that is intended to “promptly resolve international parental child abduction cases.” It will restrict U.S. visa issuance to individuals who are responsible for or complicit in “impeding the prompt […]
PLEASED TO RECEIVE THANKS
Blog We are always pleased to receive many thanks for our services.The following testimonial, just received, is most appreciated. “I cannot recommend Mr. Jeremy Morley highly enough if you are dealing with a complex or high-stakes international family law matter. When my family faced a terrifying cross-border situation involving the safety of my children, Mr. Morley stepped in […]
PAKISTAN AND THE HAGUE ABDUCTION CONVENTION: A NEW CASE AND CONTINUING CONFUSION
Blog PAKISTAN AND THE HAGUE ABDUCTION CONVENTION: A NEW CASE AND CONTINUING CONFUSION by Jeremy D. Morley* The Federal Constitutional Court of Pakistan has issued an important – but flawed – ruling on the Hague Abduction Convention. I have written about Pakistan and the Hague Abduction Convention and specifically about the 2024 decision of […]
No Child Relocation to Turkey
Blog No Child Relocation to Turkey by Jeremy D. Morley* www.international-divorce.com A party wishing to relocate a child to Turkey from California withdrew the application after the court read my detailed expert report on that issue. I have worked on many matters over many years involving the family law of Turkey, the recovery of children from Turkey, […]
BEST INTERESTS OF CHILDREN AND THE HAGUE ABDUCTION CONVENTION
Blog BEST INTERESTS OF CHILDREN AND THE HAGUE ABDUCTION CONVENTION by Jeremy D. Morley* www.international-divorce.com The Hague Abduction Convention requires courts to return abducted children expeditiously so that the courts in the country of habitual residence can promptly determine what is best for them, unless the respondent meets the burden of proving one of the […]
COLOMBIA’S CONSTITUTIONAL OVERRIDE OF THE HAGUE ABDUCTION CONVENTION
Blog COLOMBIA’S CONSTITUTIONAL OVERRIDE OF THE HAGUE ABDUCTION CONVENTION by Jeremy D. Morley* www.international-divorce.com A recent ruling of the Constitutional Court of Colombia effectively prevents the courts in Colombia from fulfilling their duty under the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction to return children who are wrongfully removed to or retained […]