Jeremy D. Morley We have previously written — www.internationalprenuptials.com/prenups-in-india.html — that: India has no law on prenuptial or post nuptial agreements. Such agreements are not common in India and are contrary to Indian customs and views about marriage. Nevertheless, the global publicity about celebrity prenuptial agreements is encouraging more affluent people to consider the idea […]
by attorney Jeremy D. Morley, www.international-divorce.com A terrifically interesting issue is pending before the courts of Bangladesh. My client is a Japanese doctor in Tokyo. Her estranged husband abducted the children from Tokyo to Dhaka, Bangladesh. The Family Court in Tokyo has ordered their return, but the father has failed to comply with the order. […]
The U.S. State Department has recently released their annual report on International Child Abduction. Below is our ninth post in a series here focusing on the twelve countries classified as “demonstrating patterns of noncompliance.” Today’s country is Jordan. Country Summary: Jordan does not adhere to any protocols with respect to international parental child abduction. In […]
The courts of Hong Kong deal with large numbers of international divorce cases. Hong Kong has jurisdiction if certain specified conditions are fulfilled but it is important to understand that the courts may decline jurisdiction on the grounds of inconvenience in some cases. Read more…
By Jeremy D. Morley Switzerland: Divorce Jurisdiction The Swiss courts have divorce jurisdiction if the plaintiff is domiciled (which essentially means permanently resident) in Switzerland, or if the defendant is domiciled in Switzerland, or if the plaintiff is a Swiss national residing in Switzerland. Article 51, Swiss Statute on Private International Law. In addition, the […]
Jeremy D. Morley Singapore Divorce Jurisdiction: Singapore courts shall have jurisdiction to hear proceedings for divorce, presumption of death and divorce, judicial separation or nullity of marriage only if either of the parties to the marriage is (a) domiciled in Singapore at the time of the commencement of the proceedings; or (b) habitually resident in […]
India is a safe haven for international child abductors. India is not a party to the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction. The Convention is the fundamental international treaty that protects the rights of abducted children and serves to have them returned promptly to the country of their habitual residence. It […]
The U.S. State Department has just issued its 2017 Annual Report on International Parental Child Abduction under the International Child Abduction Prevention and Return Act (ICAPRA). The following is the Country Summary and related information from the fourth country listed as “Noncompliant” in the report, the Dominican Republic: Country Summary: The United States and the […]
Jeremy D. Morley has submitted expert evidence to a court in California that Pakistan does not comply with international norms concerning the return of internationally abducted children and that Pakistan is justifiably well-recognized as being a safe haven for international child abductors. The opinion resulted in a court order that did not merely bar all […]
by Jeremy D Morley Japanese law requires that married couples share the same surname, which can be that of either the husband or the wife. There appears to be no country other than Japan that requires married couples to adopt the same surname. The Supreme Court of Japan recently ruled that this requirement does not […]
I had the great pleasure and privilege recently of addressing the First Turkish-American Lawyers Conference at New York Law School on the topic of “Turkey and International Family Law.” My particular focus was on Turkey and international child custody matters, especially: -Relocation of children from Turkey to the United States. -The recovery of children abducted […]
I was recently interviewed in connection with the below article, set to be published in the latest edition of the Economist: Kate Baggott and her two children live in a tiny converted attic in a village near Frankfurt. Ms Baggott, who is Canadian, has a temporary residence permit and cannot work or receive benefits. The […]
Jeremy D. Morley Philippines’ law criminalizes adultery and concubinage. Both are deemed “crimes against chastity” under the Revised Penal Code of the Philippines and are treated as sexual infidelity in the Family Code. The law discriminates against wives. The crime of adultery can be committed only by a wife and her paramour. The husband need […]
When international personal relationships dissolve, the legal work is often extremely challenging. I have focused on such work for many years and have found it a great way to leverage my international know-how and experience gained as an Anglo-American national with a Japanese wife and children of various citizenships, who has lived, worked, studied, and […]
