It is reported that the Dutch State will no longer take legal action against Dutch citizens in cases of international child abduction, under a legislative amendment agreed by the Dutch cabinet. Currently, the Dutch Central Authority — which is the part of the Justice Ministry responsible for the implementation of the 1980 The Hague Child […]
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 […]
We have commented previously on the abusive “498a Law” that was well-intentioned in its enactment but which is frequently misused in India as a means of blackmailing non-resident Indian husbands. Please see: The Home Ministry of the Government of India has requested the Law Commission of India “to consider whether any amendments to s.498A of […]
Jeremy D. Morley Does a foreign visitor or resident need to always carry a passport while in the United States? The question arises when, for example, a foreign parent wants to visit a child who lives with the other parent in the United States and the custodial parent asks that the visiting parent deposits all […]
By Jeremy Morley 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 in India. There appears to be no significant […]
A MOTHER of five has won an extra €2 million in a shock divorce ruling that could force ex-partners to pay their former spouses additional monies if their wealth increases after they split up. The High Court judgment means financial settlements in divorce cases can be re-negotiated at any time and also means ex-partners are […]
By Rachel Yonkunas Published: September 22, 2016, 4:36 pm QUEENSBURY, N.Y. (NEWS10) — A Queensbury man is raising awareness to a growing global issue of International Child Abduction. It happens when a child is wrongfully taken and held in another country by a parent. Unfortunately, it’s not uncommon. Corey McKeighan shares custody of his son Xavier with his […]
Korea has again been found non-compliant by the United States Department of State as a result of the failure of the Korean authorities to enforce orders to return internationally abducted children. In the 2023 Annual Report on International Child Abduction issued by the US State Department, as required to be issued by the International Child […]
The Fifth Circuit has followed the Second Circuit’s ruling in Croll v. Croll and has ruled that a “ne exeat” right does not constitute a “right of custody” for the purposes of the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction. (Abbott v. Abbott, handed down on 9/16/08). The case concerned a British […]
The Scottish Parliament has passed the most liberal divorce laws in the United Kingdom.Sweeping reforms to family law in Scotland have been approved. The new law reduces the time periods for a divorce. Until now, couples seeking to end their marriage where there are no fault grounds – such as adultery or desertion – must […]
Jeremy D. Morley My expert evidence on the international family law aspects of the laws and procedures of Algeria has resulted in a highly favorable settlement for a parent who feared that the parties’ children might be taken out of the United States to Algeria. I explained that. in my opinion. if the other parent […]
Jeremy D. Morley China has substantially amended its Law on the Protection of Minors. The new law, passed by the 13th National Peoples Congress in October 2020, will take effect on June 1, 2021. The amended law contains a list of virtuous principles concerning the duties of parents and guardians, the requirement to protect children, […]
The Philippines, one of a tiny number of countries to still outlaw divorce, is now engaged in a serious legislative debate as to whether to legalize divorce. The committee on revision of laws has just held its first hearing on House Bill 1799 (An Act Introducing Divorce in the Philippines). One Representative insisted that the […]
Joy, Anger for Family of Mexican Girl Wrongly Sent to US By PETER ORSI Associated Press When a woman in Texas claimed that Alondra Luna Nunez was her long-lost daughter, the girl’s real parents in Mexico say they presented more than a dozen documents from baptismal records and a copy of her birth certificate to family photographs. They […]
