Jeremy D. Morley www.international-divorce.com The Court of Justice of the European Union has issued a fascinating opinion (ECLI:EU:C:2017:436) concerning the definition of the term “habitual residence” as employed in […]
On April 1, 2019, the 1980 Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction entered into force between the United States and Jamaica. The United States now has 79 partners under the Convention.
The Times of India has endorsed a demand by the Supreme Court of India that all marriages in India be registered. In an editorial the newspaper states that: Marriage law is a touchy issue in India, especially for leaders of the Muslim community. The shadow of common civil code looms over any prospective legislation on […]
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 for Mexico: Country Summary: The United States and Mexico have been partners under the Hague Abduction Convention since 1991, and […]
By JULIETA CHIQUILLO 14 September 2014 Like many divorces, Padmashini and Dean Drees’ breakup in 2004 was bitter. There were mutual allegations of abuse, suspicions of infidelity and a nasty fight over custody of the couple’s toddler son, Drew. But when Padmashini Drees traveled with Drew to India seven years ago and didn’t return, the […]
From http://legalcurrent.com/2010/04/16/international-family-law-expert-offers-his-insight Practice tips Cases involving children, spouses and families can often be complicated when one country’s laws are involved. When those cases reach across borders and time zones the complexity increases. Now an attorney who the media has often turned to for help in understanding a complicated international family law issue – like child […]
When it comes to divorce and who gets to keep the house and children, it is not easy at all to stay rational and focused. The first gut instinct is to find a divorce lawyer that is on your side to defend your interests. As a Law School student, I understood during International Private Law […]
Jeremy D. Morley Although Jamaica has adopted the Hague Abduction Convention, its accession has not yet been accepted by the United States, United Kingdom or Canada. Accordingly, the Convention is not in force between Jamaica and these countries. The Child Protection and Family Services Agency has complained that the failure of these key countries to […]
by Jeremy D. Morley In any Hague Abduction Convention case, the court must determine the date of the alleged wrongful removal or retention of the child before determining the child’s habitual residence. A decision on the applicable date may well resolve the entire case. Yesterday, the Sixth Circuit in Douglas v. Douglas (6th Cir.9/21/21, Case […]
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 […]
Jeremy Morley I was accepted yesterday by both sides in a case in North Carolina as an expert in international child custody law and international child abduction law, and the laws and procedures of the same, and as these matters apply to Iran. I have previously provided expert evidence as to international child custody issues concerning Iran in […]
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 […]
Jeremy D. Morley The Philippines is currently determining whether to accede to the Hague Abduction Convention. The Philippines’ Senate’s Foreign Relations Committee has created a special Subcommittee on the Hague Convention on International Child Abduction. The Chair of the Subcommittee, Senator Loren Legarda, has reported that her subcommittee supported the accession to the treaty. She […]
By Jeremy D. Morley The level of corruption within a state’s legal system may be an important factor in evaluating the risk of a proposed visit to that country by a child and a parent in litigation to permit or prevent such a visit. Obviously the risk is far greater if the level of corruption […]
