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[email protected] International child abduction cases in Japan, brought pursuant to the Hague Abduction Convention, frequently require the involvement of Family Court Investigating Officers (FCIO). These are court officials who are government employees with training in psychology, sociology and pedagogy, and who are assigned in Family Court matters to investigate allegations of domestic abuse, child access problems and […]

From an article concerning a case in which we are working on getting a baby back from Dubai, United Arab Emirates Clarksville, TN–Stacy Peters returned to her family’s home in Dubai United Arab Emirates (UAE) on March 27 to a nightmare that has left her fighting for the chance to once again see her now-16-month-old […]

by Jeremy D. Morley www.international-divorce.com           You are asked to prepare a prenuptial agreement between spouses of different nationalities, who have different prior countries of residency, assets in various international locations and future plans to relocate to one or more countries. Where do you start? And how do you protect yourself?           It is difficult enough preparing a prenuptial […]

By Jeffrey Landers The world is getting smaller and smaller. We live in a global society fueled by a global economy. International travel has never been easier. And now, thanks to the internet, we’re all connected in new ways and with fewer barriers than ever before. These days, people meet and fall in love across […]

Effective March 18, 2003, there has been a major change in the marriage laws of British Columbia, Canada. The new Family Law Act is now in full force and effect. It replaces the Family Relations Act. Couples of the same or opposite gender who are in a “marriage-like” relationship for more than two years are […]

Jeremy D. Morley Japan has not yet ratified the Hague Abduction Convention. The Japanese Cabinet has today reportedly approved the ratification but the necessary legislation has not yet been passed by the Japanese Diet (Parliament). The issue of Japan’s joining the Hague Convention is still controversial in Japan. Many members of the Diet are flatly […]

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 2020 Annual Report on International Child Abduction illustrates the Department of State’s […]

Friday, November 4, 2016 by Rosario Vignali New York’s appellate departments are now unified with respect to their interpretation of Article 10(a) of the Hague Convention on the Service Abroad of Judicial and Extrajudicial Documents in Civil or Commercial Matters (Hague Service Convention). The issue of whether Article 10(a) of the Hague Convention permits service […]

Delphine Eskenazi, admitted to the Paris and New York bars, LIBRA Avocats, Carmel Brown, Solicitor in England, Irwin Mitchell and Jeremy D. Morley, admitted to the New York bar, Law Firm of Jeremy D. Morley consider the new divorce by Mutual Consent in France and its wider implications for other countries. Since 1st January 2017, […]

By Jeremy D. Morley International family law is expanding as people travel more and spend time with people from different countries. International personal relationships produce an abundance of conflict and litigation. It is hard enough for people to live together when they share a similar background, but it is far harder when they are from […]

Friday, November 4, 2016 by Rosario Vignali New York’s appellate departments are now unified with respect to their interpretation of Article 10(a) of the Hague Convention on the Service Abroad of Judicial and Extrajudicial Documents in Civil or Commercial Matters (Hague Service Convention). The issue of whether Article 10(a) of the Hague Convention permits service […]

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 […]

by Jeremy D. Morley* Which law governs a prenuptial agreement in a U.S. court? That simple and critically important question unfortunately has no simple answer.  Is it the law selected by the parties? The law of the forum? The law of the place where the agreement was negotiated and/or executed? The law of the place […]