Preventing International Travel: Connecticut Court Relies on Jeremy Morley’s Expert Testimony
Blog The Superior Court in New Haven, Connecticut relied in substantial part on the expert evidence presented by Jeremy Morley as to family law in India in ruling that the mother of a young girl should not be allowed to travel to India with the child for a visit with family. The child’s father opposed the […]
International Child Relocation & the Plight of the Expat Spouse
Blog June 1, 2012 – for Australian Family Lawyer International child relocation is a hot issue in the States as it is in Australia. And some hot issues just don’t get solved. We’ve been trying a case for weeks (on and off) in New York between two French parents, one of whom wants to relocate […]
ABA BOOK: The Hague Abduction Convention: Practical Issues and Procedures for the Family Lawyer
Blog Announcing the Publication of The Hague Abduction Convention: Practical Issues and Procedures for the Family Lawyer by Jeremy D. Morley A NEWLY RELEASED BOOK PUBLISHED BY BY THE AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION Every family lawyer should understand the workings of the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction. Family law is becoming […]
Turkey and International Child Abduction
Blog Turkey has a record of failing to comply with international norms concerning the return of internationally abducted children and the Hague Abduction Convention. Courts in Turkey have frequently insisted that a Hague case requires the courts to conduct a full and lengthy “best interests” evaluation. Such practices are in flagrant disregard of the treaty, […]
Client Returns Child to Brazil under Hague Convention
Blog We are very pleased that, working with local counsel Jean-Paul Gallelli, we have secured the return of our client’s child from California to Brazil under the Hague Abduction Convention, pursuant to a successful application to the Superior Court in Los Angeles.
Preventing International Travel: Bali, Indonesia
Blog In a recent Nevada case, I was asked to testify as an expert concerning the risk of a child’s international travel to Bali, Indonesia. The Nevada Court relied upon my expert testimony as to Indonesian law and practices concerning child abduction. Indonesia is not a signatory to the Hague Convention on International Child Abduction, […]
No-Fault Divorce: New York
Blog Please follow the link below for my article “Letter from New York,” appearing in the Autumn 2012 publication of Australian Family Lawyer. This article covers the newly enacted no-fault divorce law in New York State. http://www.international-divorce.com/no_fault_divorce_new_york
Argentina and the Hague Abduction Convention
Blog The Office of Children’s Issues of the U.S. State Department’s Bureau of Consular Affairs, has recently released the annual report on Hague Convention compliance. The report details various issues of non-compliance with member countries. It places countries under two categories; “Not Compliant” and “Demonstrating Patterns of Noncompliance,” with the former category signaling more serious […]
Singapore and The Hague Convention
Blog With effect from May 1, 2012, the 1980 Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction has entered into force between the United States and Singapore. This means that if a wrongful taking or retention of a child from Singapore to the United States or from the United States to Singapore occurred […]
Divorce Law in Korea
Blog A new article on Korean Family Law has been added to my website at international-divorce.com. This article discusses the legal grounds for a divorce in Korea, the statutes that govern financial issues in Korean divorce cases, and how Korean courts handle “choice of law” issues in these cases. The article also focuses on Korean recognition […]