Custody dispute crossing borders: Mom wants to take daughter to Okinawa Newark Star-Ledger, May 01, 2007 The state Supreme Court will hear oral arguments today in a Hillsborough child custody case with international implications. After the breakup of her marriage, Erika MacKinnon wants to return to her homeland, Japan, along with her 7-year-old daughter. A […]
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 […]
At a hearing held on December 10, 2018 by a subcommittee of the U.S. House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee, Congressman Chris Smith alleged that nearly 100 American children have been abducted to India. He sought “real action” from the Trump administration to bring them back to the country. He said that, “We have 100 […]
By Jeremy D. Morley When children are abducted to Mexico by a parent who insists on retaining the child there, it is generally extremely difficult – and it is often impossible — to secure their return. The difficulty is enhanced substantially if the taking parent has asserted that the other parent is abusive or has […]
The English courts — unlike the courts in many countries, including in many situations the United States — insist that child abduction cases are resolved expeditiously. In the European Union, following the entry into force of the Brussels II bis Regulation, there is now an obligation that the entire process of child abduction cases be […]
By Jeremy D. Morley* I have worked for many years counseling international parents around the world about their international child custody issues. Here are some of my “international family lawyer’s best tips” for clients with children who may move overseas. This article does not deal with financial issues except as they may relate to children […]
Hong Kong appears to be strengthening its commitment to the Hague Abduction Convention process. The focus on tougher exit controls to discourage international child abduction stands in sharp contrast to the U.S. “open borders / no exit controls” policy that greatly hinders U.S. efforts to deter international child abduction. See the following announcement (July 11, […]
China is a safe haven for international child abduction. I submitted a very detailed expert report to that effect and then testified remotely as an expert witness in a court in the U.S. today. The other side conceded this essential fact.
From the transcript of Reasons for Judgment in matter in the Court of Queen’s Bench of Alberta, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, dated June 1, 2018: THE COURT: “… I heard expert evidence on Japan and its adherence to and enforcement of foreign parenting orders from Mr. Jeremy Morley, a New York attorney with an international family […]
This article appears in the October edition of New York Family Law Monthly: Mirror Orders to Help Prevent International Child Abduction October 2011 Mirror Orders to Help Prevent International Child Abduction By Jeremy D. Morley So-called “mirror” orders can be a useful tool in the arsenal of lawyers who handle cases concerning international child travel […]
The article below just published in the Mainichi newspaper in Japan illustrates the continuing terrible problems with international child abduction to Japan. The left-behind father is my client and I will not comment on the case except to say that: (a) The facts have been utterly distorted and misstated in the Japanese press, which is […]
by Jeremy D. Morley Lebanon is, in my opinion, a proven safe haven for international parental child abduction. I testified to this effect last month in great detail in a case in Texas. My credentials include extensive research concerning Lebanese family law, consultations with numerous clients, and often with Lebanese counsel, concerning abductions and potential […]
by Jeremy D. Morley A Connecticut court has refused to enforce a custody order of the United Arab Emirates on the ground that the order is repugnant to Connecticut public policy. The UAE court awarded custody of two children to their father because they and the father are Muslim while the mother is Christian. Al […]
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 […]
