by Jeremy D. Morley A Connecticut court has refused to enforce a custody order of the United Arab Emirates on the ground that the order is repugnant to Connecticut public policy. The UAE court awarded custody of two children to their father because they and the father are Muslim while the mother is Christian. Al […]
by Jeremy D. Morley www.international-divorce.com A Colorado appeal court has remanded a case in which a trial court imposed measures intended to deter possible international child abduction to the U.A.E. because the lower court ruling was almost exclusively based on the mere fact that the U.A.E. has not adopted the Hague Convention on the Civil […]
by Jeremy D. Morley www.international-divorce.com The National Targeting Center in the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agency provides invaluable assistance in identifying parents and children about to leave the country in violation of U.S. court orders, provided the process is properly initiated. Any parent who has obtained a valid and enforceable order from any court […]
by Jeremy D. Morley Abu Dhabi’s non-Muslim Personal Status Law (Abu Dhabi Law No 14/2021) allows non-Muslims to obtain a divorce in the Emirate by means of a civil procedure in a new court, the Abu Dhabi Civil Family Court, under a secular law that is separate from that which applies to UAE Muslim families. […]
The U.S. State Department has now issued its 2023 Action Report on International Child Abduction. Belize has been declared by the State Department to be noncompliant with the Hague Abduction Convention. The State Department has reported to Congress that within the past year it has taken the following actions in this regard against Belize: · […]
The U.S. State Department has now issued its 2023 Action Report on International Child Abduction. Egypt has been declared by the State Department to be non-compliant with the Hague Abduction Convention. The State Department has reported to Congress that within the past year it has taken the following actions in this regard against Egypt: · […]
The U.S. State Department has now issued its 2023 Action Report on International Child Abduction. India 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 […]
The firestorm of publicity that we generated concerning the case of my client, Chris Savoie, whose kids were abducted to Japan by their Japanese mother, has now led to an official demand by eight countries that Japan stop its practice of providing a safe haven for international child abduction. In order to generate concern about […]
If a court in a U.S. state authorizes the relocation of children to Austria, the courts in Austria will not recognize that the U.S. court has continuing and exclusive jurisdiction on any or all matters concerning the custody of the children, and they will have the right to issue such orders concerning the custody of the children […]
Country Summary: The Convention has been in force between the United States and Argentina since 1991. In 2017, Argentina demonstrated a pattern of noncompliance. […]
by Jeremy D. Morley Hungary does not comply with its obligation under the Hague Abduction Convention to promptly return children who are wrongfully taken to Hungary or retained in Hungary. The Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe determined on December 3, 2020 that Hungary’s failure to meet its obligations under the Convention was […]
When should a court take steps to prevent possible international child abduction by a foreign national parent? This issue is critical to many parents but many courts — and even many family law lawyers — do not give the issue the serious consideration that it must be given. The consequences of international parental child abduction […]
In researching child relocation and abduction law, I came across Jeremy Morley. His website, www.international-divorce.com, was very informative about the subject – something lawyers are not always known for. I decided to call and interview Jeremy, as the subject of child abduction and relocation is currently a hot topic with cross cultural marriage, migration and […]
Jeremy Morley was interviewed by BBC Capital on the topic of International Prenuptial Agreements. Extracts from the article are attached below: Breaking up is hard to do — financially Andrea Murad, 7 January 2014 Prenuptial agreements around the world… Planning a wedding is stressful enough, so for many couples, considering how they would handle the […]
