Country Summary: The Convention has been in force between the United States and Argentina since 1991. In 2021, Argentina continued to demonstrate a pattern of noncompliance. Specifically, the Argentine judicial authorities failed to regularly implement and comply with the provisions of the Convention. As a result of this failure, 50 percent of requests for the […]
Jeremy D. Morley www.international-divorce.com Even if the American woman whose ex-husband is reportedly not letting her leave Saudi Arabia escapes, she could be forced to leave her 4-year-old daughter behind Business Insider. Article by Ashley Collman, 3-7-19 On Tuesday, The New York Times published a report on Bethany Vierra, a 31-year-old American woman whose cousin said she has […]
In what circumstances may a custodial parent relocate to another state (or country) and take the children? What law applies and how will the Court make this decision? “In reality, cases in which a custodial parent’s desire to relocate conflicts with the desire of a noncustodial parent to maximize visitation opportunity are simply too complex […]
Grounds For Divorce in Korea A divorce may be obtained in Korea based on the mutual consent of the spouses. Art. 834, Korean Civil Act. Both spouses need to agree and appear in court in Korea. Alternatively, the grounds for a judicial divorce in Korea (Art. 840) are: An unchaste act (adultery); Malicious desertion; Extreme […]
WASHINGTON – Japan should be included in a U.S. government list of the countries subject to sanctions over parental abductions, The Washington Post said in an editorial in its Wednesday online edition. The U.S. newspaper cited Japan as an example of a country that does not actively address the problem of cross-border child abductions by parents […]
Jeremy D. Morley Children who are either citizens or legal residents of the Dominican Republic cannot be taken outside the Dominican Republic without full compliance with the Dominican Migration Department rules. This applies even for dual citizen children. Those requirements are as follows: 1. If the child is traveling with both parents, they merely need […]
The U.S. State Department has recently released their annual report on International Child Abduction. Below is our second post in a series here focusing on the twelve countries classified as “demonstrating patterns of noncompliance.” Today’s country is The Bahamas. Country Summary: The Hague Abduction Convention has been in force between the United States and The […]
Jeremy D. Morley (1) “Mirror” orders can be a useful tool in the arsenal of lawyers who handle cases concerning international child travel and the prevention of potential international child abduction. Increasingly courts are being asked to enjoin parents from taking children overseas because of a parent’s fear that the children will not be returned. […]
I had the great pleasure of lecturing in Tokyo this week on the Hague International Child Abduction Convention on a panel with The Hon. Justice Victoria Bennett of the Family Court of Australia. She was most impressive in discussing her insistence on sensible decision-making in international custody and abduction cases. A quick internet search of her name […]
American Bar Association GP SOLO, 2011, Vol. 28, No. 3 International family law is expanding as people travel more and spend time with people from different countries. International personal relationships produce an abundance of conflict and litigation. It is hard enough for people to live together when they share a similar background, but it is […]
Non-resident Indians always face the risk that, when their marriage breaks down, one spouse will run to India, often with the parties’ child or children, hoping for a better result in the Indian courts than in the American courts. Sometimes the children are used as hostage for a better financial settlement. It is now reported […]
Jeremy D. Morley Algeria is not a party to the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction. A well-publicized 2012 case of an abduction from New Zealand to Algeria demonstrated the difficulties of securing the return of children from Algeria. Although Article 29 of the Algerian constitution states that, “All citizens are […]
– Jeff Landers Contributor, Forbes The world is getting smaller and smaller. We live in a global society fueled by a global economy. International travel has never been easier. And now, thanks to the internet, we’re all connected in new ways and with fewer barriers than ever before. These days, people meet and fall in […]
I’m pleased to announce the publishing of my new book: The Hague Abduction Convention: Practical Issues and Procedures for Family Lawyers. The book covers all critical aspects of the Hague Convention, including procedural and practical issues, habitual residence, consent and acquiescence, rights of custody, common exceptions to the treaty, the child’s objections, and international relocation […]
