Child Custody in Israel: Religious or Secular Courts?

Blog Child custody matters in Israel can be handled by religious or secular courts depending on the religious affiliations of the parents. The article below describes a situation where the nature of those affiliations is disputed and both secular and religious courts become involved. High Court freezes ruling by Shari’a appeals court in child custody […]

BBC Interview with Jeremy Morley on International Prenuptial Agreements

Blog Jeremy Morley was interviewed by BBC Capital on the topic of International Prenuptial Agreements.  Extracts from the article are attached below: Breaking up is hard to do — financially Andrea Murad, 7 January 2014 Prenuptial agreements around the world… Planning a wedding is stressful enough, so for many couples, considering how they would handle the financial fallout of […]

Korea’s Legislation Concerning Hague Convention

Blog The Republic of Korea is a signatory to the 1980 Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction. On November 1, 2013, the Hague Convention entered into force between the United States and the Republic of Korea. The United States now has 72 partners under the Convention. The Convention is the primary […]

The Impact of Foreign Law on Child Custody Determinations

Blog My article,The Impact of Foreign Law on Child Custody Determinations, has been published this week by The Journal of Child Custody. Abstract: The author asserts that in contested cases concerning a child’s proposed visit to a foreign country or a child’s international relocation, it is essential for decision makers to appreciate the impact that the […]

Divorced parents take to streets in fight for right to see children

Blog Japanese parents fighting for the right to see their children after divorce are taking to the streets to highlight their plight. In a recent campaign drive, groups of the parents have gathered in front of station terminals and plazas in 16 cities across Japan, including Tokyo and Nagoya. Wearing yellow-green T-shirts and ribbons with […]

Interstate or International Relocation of Pregnant Woman

Blog An appeal court in New York has issued an important ruling on the issue of whether a woman who relocates to another state while she is pregnant is barred from having a future custody case being heard in the new location. The Appellate Division, First Department  of New York’s Supreme Court rejected a lower Family […]

Wealthy Chinese businessmen learn the value of the prenup

Blog With divorce increasingly commonplace in China, prenuptial agreements are becoming a trend in order to avoid legal battles over property in the event of a breakup. The trend is reflected in the booming business of Yao Xiangyang (a pseudonym), a lawyer in southern China’s Guangdong province who began to move into the area of […]

United States and Korea Become Hague Abduction Convention Partners

Blog United States and the Republic of Korea Become Hague Abduction Convention Partners On November 1, 2013, the 1980 Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction (Convention) will enter into force between the United States and the Republic of Korea. Nov 03,2013 – United States and the Republic of Korea Become Hague […]

Brazil and International Child Abduction

Blog From an expert report that I prepared recently – and that was submitted to a California court – on Brazil’s practices concerning international child abduction: “Congress requires the U.S. State Department to determine the compliance by U.S. treaty partners with the Convention. The State Department’s annual Compliance Reports are, in my opinion, extremely reliable […]

Ireland: Laws recognising prenups to be considered by Government

Blog At present, prenuptial agreements are not binding in Irish law with settlements at the discretion of judges as part of divorce proceedings. JUSTICE MINISTER ALAN Shatter say his department will be considering the legal position of prenuptial agreements as part of legal reforms. At present, prenuptial agreements are not binding in Irish law with […]