We’re reposting this article here since it’s just recently been published in the NYSBA Family Law Review, Fall 2017, Vol. 49, No. 2: The New Divorce by Mutual Consent in France: Recognition and Risks of Post-Divorce Litigation in Common-Law Countries: The Examples of England and the United States Delphine Eskenazi, admitted to the Paris and […]
Are you someone who always runs at the last minute to catch a plane? Or do you prefer to arrive at the airport ten minutes early and relax? This is a question that ‘marketing guru’ Seth Godin asks so as to illustrate the benefits of sensible planning in business.In my area — international family law […]
Karen Mazurkewich, Financial Post Published: Saturday, December 27, 2008 Francois Larivee is fighting for the return of his five-year-old son from Brazil. But being on the right side of the law is cold comfort to the 38-year-old businessman. He has won two court decisions in Brazil, and has followed The Hague Convention on the Civil […]
The following are excerpts, without footnotes, of an article published in the Judges’ Newsletter on International Child Protection Vol. XX, Summer – Autumn 2013. The full article is available on the website of the Hague Conference on Private International Law. Concentration of Jurisdiction under the Hague Convention of 25 October 1980 on the Civil Aspects […]
The Ninth Circuit has rendered an important decision on the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction. Mendoza v. Miranda, (March 18, 2009). Article 12 of the Convention provides an affirmative defense to a Hague return application if the abducting parent can show that the petition for return was filed more than […]
By Karin Zeitvogel (AFP) – 22 hours ago WASHINGTON — International child abductions are “sharply on the rise,” the US State Department’s official in charge of children’s issues said Wednesday as Americans marked Missing Children’s Day. Family members abduct more than 200,000 children every year in the United States, and last year nearly 2,000 children […]
Jeremy D. Morley I believe that the U.K. Law Commission’s hot-off-the-press proposal about prenuptial agreements in England and Wales is somewhat ill-considered. The reason that parties who marry want prenuptial agreements is to create security as to the financial terms of their future relationship and to avoid the potential expense, intrusiveness and uncertainty of litigation […]
November 24, 2013 By SATOMI SUGIHARA Japanese parents fighting for the right to see their children after divorce are taking to the streets to highlight their plight. In a recent campaign drive, groups of the parents have gathered in front of station terminals and plazas in 16 cities across Japan, including Tokyo and Nagoya. Wearing […]
The Jamaican Cabinet has reportedly approved Jamaica’s accession to the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction, 1980. Jamaica joins Bahamas, St. Kitts & Nevis and Trinidad & Tobago as Caribbean countries who have acceded to the treaty. The Convention will not be in force with the United States until the U.S. […]
A campaign to speed up the listing of family cases involving divorce and vulnerable children at risk of serious harm has been launched by the Law Society.A survey has found that such cases are commonly being delayed for up to six months. The Central London Family Court is worst affected, with some 70% of respondents […]
Return of children abducted to or in Lebanon Jeremy Morley has testified as an expert witness with respect to the laws and practices of Lebanon in respect of international child abduction to Lebanon. There are extreme difficulties in returning a child to the United States from Lebanon when retained by a Lebanese parent. Lebanon is […]
Under 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 […]
Child custody matters in Israel can be handled by religious or secular courts depending on the religious affiliations of the parents. The article below describes a situation where the nature of those affiliations is disputed and both secular and religious courts become involved. High Court freezes ruling by Shari’a appeals court in child custody dispute […]
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 sixth country listed as “Noncompliant” in the report, Guatemala: Country Summary: The United States and Guatemala have been […]
