The English Court of Appeal has dismissed the husband’s widely-publicized appeal in a so-called ‘big money case’ of an award to his wife of 36% of the matrimonial assets. Charman v Charman, [2007] EWCA Civ 503. In a special conclusion entitled “Post-Script: Changing the Law,” the Court went out of its way to encourage the […]
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. […]
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 […]
Are you someone who always runs at the last minute to catch a plane? Or do you prefer to arrive at the airport ten minutes early and relax? This is a question that ‘marketing guru’ Seth Godin asks so as to illustrate the benefits of sensible planning in business. In my area — international family […]
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 from the eleventh country listed as “Noncompliant” in the report, Peru: Country Summary: The United States and Peru have been […]
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 from the tenth country listed as “Noncompliant” in the report, Panama: Country Summary: The United States and Panama have been […]
Country Summary: India does not adhere to any protocols with respect to international parental child abduction. In 2019, India continued to demonstrate a pattern of noncompliance. Specifically, the competent authorities in India persistently failed to work with the Department of State to resolve abduction cases. As a result of this failure, 41 percent of requests for […]
Thank you to so many of my colleagues in jurisdictions around the world for the great collaboration that we enjoyed throughout the past year in working together to handle interesting and important legal matters for appreciative clients. Together we prevented numerous international child abductions, recovered many internationally abducted children, protected children and parents in international […]
A campaign to speed up the listing of family cases involving divorce and vulnerable children at risk of serious harm has been launched by the Law Society.A survey has found that such cases are commonly being delayed for up to six months. The Central London Family Court is worst affected, with some 70% of respondents […]
This article was published in the May 2016 issue of “The Matrimonial Strategist” by Jeremy D. Morley Author of The Hague Abduction Convention: Practical Issues and Procedures for Family Lawyers, published by the American Bar Association. www.international-divorce.com Here are some tips for attorneys and clients faced with instituting or defending child abduction proceedings under the Hague Convention […]
In an order issued on September 25, 2017, the Chancery Division – Family Part of the Superior Court of Union County, New Jersey, held that Jeremy D. Morley “was qualified by the Court, without objection, as an expert in the area of International Family Law and International Abduction cases. Mr. Morley was an extremely knowledgeable […]
In an interview with Estado newspaper, the Special Advisor for Children’s Issues said cases are left pending for too long The US government says Brazil is not fully complying with the international standards on child abduction stipulated by the Hague Convention. The problem is the slow judicial system, the Special Advisor for Children’s Issues, ambassador […]
London Times article citing me and other N.Y. lawyers: The Times, July 11, 2008 Tom Bawden in New York America’s credit crunch is putting the squeeze on the marriages of New York’s superwealthy as a record number of couples with $10 million or more in assets sue for divorce. The New York lawyer Raoul Felder, […]
by Jeremy D. Morley 1. Colombia’s courts do not normally recognize U.S. custody orders. The U.S. State Department has declared that, “While Colombian courts can recognize or enforce U.S. custody orders, they generally refuse to do so. In a Colombian court, Colombian law takes precedence over U.S. law. A Colombian court order granting custody […]
