February 2025

Country Summary:                                                               The Convention has been in force between the United States and Argentina since 1991. In 2017, Argentina demonstrated a pattern of noncompliance. […]

 by Jeremy D. Morley Hungary does not comply with its obligation under the Hague Abduction Convention to promptly return children who are wrongfully taken to Hungary or retained in Hungary. The Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe determined on December 3, 2020 that Hungary’s failure to meet its obligations under the Convention was […]

When should a court take steps to prevent possible international child abduction by a foreign national parent? This issue is critical to many parents but many courts — and even many family law lawyers — do not give the issue the serious consideration that it must be given. The consequences of international parental child abduction […]

In researching child relocation and abduction law, I came across Jeremy Morley.  His website, www.international-divorce.com, was very informative about the subject – something lawyers are not always known for.  I decided to call and interview Jeremy, as the subject of child abduction and relocation is currently a hot topic with cross cultural marriage, migration and […]

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 […]

The Monasky Case In Monasky v. Taglieri, 140 S. Ct. 719 (2020) the U.S. Supreme Court redefined “habitual residence” in Hague Abduction Convention cases to align with the international jurisprudence. U.S practitioners must now become familiar with the Court’s “totality-of-the-circumstances” test. The test has been in place in the European Union for at least a decade. The Court […]

For several reasons, India has become a safe haven for child abductors.First, 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 […]

Jeremy D. Morley In a recent case in a state court in the United States, I testified as an expert witness that in my opinion if a parent were to relocate to Pakistan with the parties’ child, and were then to violate the rights of the left-behind parent, then: a.                    The courts in Pakistan would […]

Lawyers representing international clients who plan to marry and who want the protection of a prenuptial agreement should always consider the international ramifications of any proposed agreement. While conventional domestic prenuptial agreements raise grave malpractice concerns for family lawyers, the concerns become a hazardous minefield when the issues are multi-jurisdictional. In many ways the world […]

The Supreme Court of New Jersey has unanimously upheld a decision allowing a Japanese mother to relocate with her six-year old child from their home in New Jersey to Okinawa, Japan over the strong objections of the American husband. The primary concern of the husband was that the provisions for his visitation with his daughter […]

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 amount […]

The U.S. State Department has recently released their annual report on International Child Abduction. Below is our seventh post in a series here focusing on the twelve countries classified as “demonstrating patterns of noncompliance.”  Today’s country is India. Country Summary: India does not adhere to any protocols with respect to international parental child abduction. In […]

Jeremy D. Morley The Hague Conference on Private International Law reports that the United States accepted Thailand’s accession to the Hague Abduction Convention on January 26, 2016 and that the treaty will enter force between the U.S. and Thailand with effect from April 1, 2016. Thailand acceded to the Convention in 2002 but the United […]