The U.S. State Department has now issued its 2023 Action Report on International Child Abduction. Jordan has been declared by the State Department to be non-compliant with the Hague Abduction Convention for the last eight years. The State Department has reported to Congress that within the past year it has taken the following actions in […]
Policy hurts Japanese nationals too Lawyer for Christopher Savoie foresees curbs on visits ‘home’ with kids By JEREMY D. MORLEY In the debate about whether Japan should sign the Hague abduction convention, a serious consequence of Japan’s failure to ratify the treaty is being overlooked. Japan’s failure to sign the convention is extremely damaging to […]
The Uniform Child Abduction Prevention Act is now in full force and effect in Michigan. The Michigan law reads as follows: M.C.L.A. § 722.1521 Sec. 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the “uniform child abduction prevention act” M.C.L.A. § 722.1522 Sec. 2. As used in this act: (a) “Abduction” means […]
When international personal relationships dissolve, the legal work is often extremely challenging. I have focused on such work for many years and have found it a great way to leverage my international know-how and experience gained as an Anglo-American national with a Japanese wife and children of various citizenships, who has lived, worked, studied, and […]
The Indian Supreme Court debated international child abduction last week in the context of a petition filed some years ago by a U.S. NGO demanding guideline to counter cross-border parental child abduction. Central to the debate, it appears, was my expert testimony about Indian law in a Canadian case. The petitioners explained to the Indian Supreme Court that, […]
Morocco has acceded to the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction, effective June 1, 2010. It is the 82nd party to the treaty. Thus far Morocco’s accession has been accepted by only two countries, Israel and the Netherlands. The treaty will enter into force with respect to those countries on June […]
by Jeremy D. Morley With effect from March 1, 2021, the Divorce Act of Canada has made significant changes to the Canadian law concerning child relocation, including international relocation. However, while the legislation contains a helpful clarification concerning the applicable burden of proof, it includes a list of factors that should be considered in relocation […]
Jeremy D. Morley In May 2021, the U.S. Embassy in Quito, Ecuador delivered a formal diplomatic protest known as a “demarche” to members of President-elect Guillermo Lasso’s transition team. The Department noted that Ecuador has been cited for demonstrating a pattern of noncompliance in the 2021 Annual Report on International Child Abduction during 2020, specifically […]
The 2015 edition of my treatise entitled International Family Law Practice has now been published. From Chapter One: This book is designed to fill a void that the author discovered when he was embroiled in his own international divorce case a couple of dozen years ago. Seeking counsel on two continents as to divorce and […]
I am pleased to have been accepted again as an expert on the child custody laws and practices of India in international child abduction cases by a court in Canberra, Australia. I testified yesterday as to the recent decisions of the Supreme Court of India, including the most recent case of Lahari Sakhamuri v Sobhan […]
A court in Marin County, California has ruled in favor of our client in a divorce and custody case, that the legal system in Dubai, UAE does not meet minimum due process standards under the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, since a principal benchmark of due process is the assurance that individuals will be […]
Jeremy D. Morley In May 2021, U.S. Embassy San Jose delivered a formal diplomatic protest known as a “demarche” to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Costa Rica concerning Costa Rica’s citation for demonstrating a pattern of noncompliance in the 2021 Annual Report on International Child Abduction for demonstrating a pattern of noncompliance during 2020. […]
Jeremy D. Morley The Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights (the “ECHR”) has issued, just days ago, a major decision that – at least at first blush – appears to have an extremely significant impact on the interpretation and application of the Hague Abduction Convention within Europe and may well lead to […]
We handle very many U.S. – Swedish international child custody and international child abduction cases, working with Swedish counsel and Swedish consular officers. Sweden publishes global custody battle manual Published: 09 May 2014 The Swedish government has published a manual for parents who fear their child will be taken abroad against their will – “Sweden […]
