by Jeremy D. Morley People with assets and international connections who are contemplating a divorce, as well as the spouses of such people, should first consult us for Strategic International Divorce Planning advice. Here is what we do for a motivated client (always working with local counsel as appropriate): 1. Analyze the Family’s Entire Economic […]
by Jeremy D. Morley Jeremy D. Morley is the author of The Hague Abduction Convention, published by the American Bar Association A draft law in Michigan, which recently received unanimous approval from the Michigan Senate, would require that all Michigan child custody orders must prohibit a parent from taking a child to a country that […]
Jeremy D. Morley 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, and his testimony has been accepted and relied upon. There are extreme difficulties in returning a child to the […]
By Jeremy D. Morley Wǔxīng Hóngqí (“Five-starred Red Flag”) 1. China does not comply with international norms concerning the return of internationally abducted children. 2. China has failed to adopt the Hague Abduction Convention and has failed to enter into any bilateral arrangement with the United States to return abducted children. 3. There can be no […]
The U.S. State Department has recently released their annual report on International Child Abduction. The Department of State leads the U.S. government’s efforts to prevent and resolve international parental child abductions, as part of the Department’s mission to advance the interests and safety of the American people. The 2019 Annual Report on International Child Abduction illustrates […]
Join us for our day-long conference, Cross-Border Family Mediation: Dispute Resolution for International Families In Your Community on June 5, 2018 in Washington, D.C., co-hosted by International Social Service-USA (ISS-USA), MK Family Law, The George Washington University School of Law, and Leslie Ellen Shear, Attorney and Counselor at Law. This event will bring together leading experts to discuss mediation as a key […]
This editorial (see below) in Australia’s Courier-Mail criticizes the provisions in Australia’s recently-amended Family Law Act that call for equal shared parenting orders. The article is totally on target. However it does not address another unexpected consequence of the new law, which is that it has made it even harder than before for an expat […]
An extremely important case concerning the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction will be argued in a few days before the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights. The case is X v. Latvia (ECHR Application no. 27853/09). The fundamental issue is the reach of the European Court’s disturbing […]
The Hague Abduction Convention entered in force in Switzerland on January 1, 1984. The implementing legislation is the Federal Act of 21 December 2007 on International Child Abduction and the Hague Conventions on the Protection of Children and Adults. The Swiss Central Authority under the Convention is the Federal Office of Justice in Bern. Rights of custody in Switzerland are attributed by operation of […]
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 […]
The article below in today’s Daily Telegraph illustrates the grave dangers that may arise when children visit Russia: An 11-year-old British girl has been left stranded in Russia after her biological father obtained a Court Order preventing her from leaving the country until she is 18. Victoria Osborne, who was visiting her grandmother in Saratov […]
By Tricia Escobedo, CNN May 21, 2011 1:17 a.m. EDT (CNN) — Bowing to intense international pressure, Japan has taken a step closer to changing its international child custody policies. The Japanese Cabinet on Friday approved a plan that would bring the country’s laws in line with the Hague convention on international child abduction, according […]
Jeremy D. Morley In an important ruling the Full Court of the Family Court of Australia at Sydney has distinguished, if not overturned, a line of cases whereby a judge could make an unequal distribution of the parties’ assets if the party to be favored had made a “special contribution” based on “special skills” to […]
U.S. law allows a left-behind parent whose child has been abducted to the United States to compel the abducting parent to repay all of the fees and expenses incurred in seeking the child’s return. 22 U.S.C. §9007(b)(3). But there is no similar provision that clearly entitles a left-behind parent whose child has been abducted out […]
