Jeremy D. Morley A firestorm has arisen in Israel after a man who has been sanctioned by a rabbinical court in Haifa was allowed to enter the Knesset this week, upon the invitation of a right-wing American-born Israeli politician. Divorce in Israel is the exclusive province of the religious courts, although both civil courts and […]
A very helpful introduction to Swiss Child Custody Law is provided by the Association of Counselling Agencies for Binational and Intercultural Couples and Families, Switzerland, as follows: It is important to a child’s harmonious development that he or she be able, as far as possible, to maintain a close relationship with both parents. As of […]
The Hague Abduction Convention requires each treaty party to establish a Central Authority to provide assistance in both “outgoing” cases in which a child is taken away from a country and “incoming” cases in which a child has been brought into the country. The Convention leaves it up to each country to decide how the […]
by Jeremy D. Morley [email protected] The best way to secure the return of a child who has been abducted to the United States may not be by using the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction. It is often preferable to seek registration and enforcement, in a local Family Court in the county where the child is currently […]
To the overwhelming elation and relief of our client, a terrified and panic-stricken Chinese mother, we succeeded recently in having a baby intercepted at an airport exit gate as his father was about to abduct him from the United States to India. Mother’s joy at being reunited with her lost child capped our office’s relentless […]
English-language Japanese newspapers have reported on another case of a child being abducted by a Japanese parent to Japan. Japan refuses to become a party to the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction, in spite of international pressure that it do so. The family courts in Japan do not provide any […]
Just as divorced couples sometimes share future assets, they also should have to share future debts tied to the marriage, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled yesterday. The 6-1 decision puts a Vancouver woman on the hook for part of her former husband’s unascertainable tax liability arising from tax shelters he bought during their marriage. […]
Jeremy D. Morley In a significant ruling concerning the “grave risk” exception to the Hague Abduction Convention, the European Court of Human Rights, Fourth Section, has ruled that the country of Georgia violated Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights by failing to return a child to Ukraine on the grounds of “grave […]
A four-year-old girl in Abu Dhabi is at the centre of an international child custody case that pits her divorced American parents against each other from different sides of the world. Sophie Azzolina goes to swimming and dance classes and has friends at her Abu Dhabi nursery school. Her mother describes her as “a bright […]
by 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. […]
by Jeremy D. Morley* 1. Unconscionability New York is an example of an unconscionability state. “Considering all the provisions of the pre-nuptial agreement, the court also cannot say that it is so unfair ‘as to shock the conscience and confound the judgment of any [person] of common sense.’” Crowther v. Crowther, 27 Misc.3d 1211(A), 910 […]
The U.S. State Department has recently released their annual report on International Child Abduction. Below is our sixth post in a series here focusing on the twelve countries classified as “demonstrating patterns of noncompliance.” Today’s country is Ecuador. Country Summary: The Hague Abduction Convention has been in force between the United States and Ecuador since […]
Country Summary: Egypt does not adhere to any protocols with respect to international parental child abduction. In 2003, the United States and Egypt signed a Memorandum of Understanding to encourage voluntary resolution of abduction cases and facilitate consular access to abducted children. In 2021, Egypt continued to demonstrate a pattern of noncompliance. Specifically, the competent […]
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 […]
