Argentina Not Compliant with Hague Abduction Convention
Blog Argentina has been declared “Not Compliant” with the Hague Abduction Convention in the U.S. State Department’s latest annual report on compliance with the Convention. In the previous year it was merely listed as a country having “enforcement concerns.” Indeed the State Department reports that, it “is not aware of any successfully enforced order for […]
Compensation for International Child Abduction Victims
Blog Our client, Moses Garcia, eventually succeeded in securing the return of his daughter to Wisconsin from Japan. He did so despite the rulings of Japanese courts that they would not implement the custody orders of the Wisconsin courts, where the child was living prior to her abduction. The child’s belated return, four years after […]
British Columbia Law Changes: Marriage-Like Relationships & “Family Property”
Blog Effective March 18, 2003, there has been a major change in the marriage laws of British Columbia, Canada. The new Family Law Act is now in full force and effect. It replaces the Family Relations Act. Couples of the same or opposite gender who are in a “marriage-like” relationship for more than two years […]
Japan’s Potential Ratification of the Hague Convention: An Update
Blog Japan has not yet ratified the Hague Abduction Convention. The Japanese Cabinet has today reportedly approved the ratification but the necessary legislation has not yet been passed by the Japanese Diet (Parliament). The issue of Japan’s joining the Hague Convention is still controversial in Japan. Many members of the Diet are flatly opposed to the […]
Small World, Big Problem: Divorces Involving Dual Citizenship
Blog The world is getting smaller and smaller. We live in a global society fueled by a global economy. International travel has never been easier. And now, thanks to the internet, we’re all connected in new ways and with fewer barriers than ever before. These days, people meet and fall in love across international boundaries […]
Senate Resolution Condemning International Child Abduction
Blog The U.S. Senate has today passed a “Bipartisan Resolution Calls on Countries to Do More to Prevent and Resolve Cases of Children Abducted by Parents Across International Borders.” The Resolution should be useful when seeking to prevent potential abduction to Japan, India, and Egypt, since those countries are specifically “reprimanded.” The Resolution also reinforces […]
Qatar’s Child Custody Law
Blog Qatar’s law as to child custody is Sharia law and is codified in the Qatari Law of the Family, Law no. 22 of 2006. All child custody disputes are decided by Qatari courts based on Islamic Sharia law, regardless of the religion of the parents. The precepts of the statutory law are completely subordinated […]
Panama – Removal of Children from Panama
Blog Here are the provisions of Panama law concerning taking children out of Panama. As with other Latin American countries Panama has strong and efficient exit controls and in general it bars one parent or anyone else from taking children out of Panama without the express authorization of the other parent or a court order. […]
Michigan’s Flawed Proposal to Limit International Child Abduction
Blog Jeremy D. Morley is the author of The Hague Abduction Convention, published by the American Bar Association A draft law in Michigan, which recently received unanimous approval from the Michigan Senate, would require that all Michigan child custody orders must prohibit a parent from taking a child to a country that is not a […]
Ugandan Divorce Law: Cabinet approves laws on pre-nuptial contracts, elections funding
Blog By NATION REPORTER Posted Thursday, November 8 2012 at 17:39 In Summary -Matrimonial Property Bill provides for equal legal status of men and women in marriage and recognises the capacity of either spouse to acquire separate property during marriage. Cabinet on Thursday passed into law Campaign Finance Bill, 2012, that will regulate and the […]