Many people have requested access to my PowerPoint presentation on U.S. Prenuptial & Postnuptial Agreements. The presentation can be accessed at this link. The presentation was at the Symposium on International Pre- and Post-Nuptial Agreements hosted by Family Law in association with the International Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers on March 8 2011 in London. It was “an essential seminar […]
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 […]
The U.S. Supreme Court has today, in Lozano v. Montoya Alvarez, upheld the Second Circuit ruling that the one year period in the “one year and settled” exception to the Hague Abduction Convention is not subject to equitable tolling. The decision is not surprising since that is what the treaty provides and the American equitable […]
By PETER J. SAMPSON http://www.northjersey.com/news/court-hands-win-loss-to-hackensack-law-firm-hasbrouck-heights-dad-seeking-girl-s-return-from-spain-1.857685 An appeals court has reversed a $424,000 award to the daughter of a Hasbrouck Heights man who sued a Hackensack law firm, claiming its release of her passport allowed the girl to be kidnapped to Spain by her mother in a bitter matrimonial split. At the same time, the state […]
Jeremy D. Morley The U.S. State Department has just issued its 2016 Annual Report on International Parental Child Abduction under the Sean and David Goldman International Child Abduction Prevention and Return Act. The Report cites 21 countries that either demonstrated a pattern of noncompliance as defined in the Act or otherwise failed to comply with […]
by Jeremy D. Morley www.international-divorce.com Japanese law provides only for sole custody. The Civil Code of Japan expressly and unambiguously provides that, when parents divorce, only one parent may be given parental authority over their child to the complete exclusion of the other parent, either by agreement or by order of the court (Article 819, […]
We have just obtained the text of a final judgment from a Florida court that expressly endorsed and adopted the expert testimony of Jeremy Morley concerning the substantial risk of international child abduction to India. The Court stated as follows: “The Court heard testimony of Jacob [Jeremy] Morley, Esq., an expert in the area of […]
Country Summary: The Convention has been in force between the United States and Costa Rica since 2008. In 2019, Costa Rica demonstrated a pattern of noncompliance. Specifically, the judicial authorities failed to regularly implement and comply with the provision of the Convention. The Department previously cited Costa Rica in the 2011 – 2016 Annual Reports […]
Fūkibinran. Now that is a Japanese expression you don’t see around much these days. I bet many young Japanese readers don’t even know how to read the four kanji that make up this word: 風紀紊乱. It means something akin to “an affront to public morality,” “a breakdown in customary discipline” or, perhaps, “compromising love relations.” […]
We represented the mother in successfully defeating the Hague International Child Abduction Convention portion of this case in North Carolina. A custody tug-of-war spanning two continents was settled Monday in Durham County court [North Carolina], ending a protracted dispute embodying international treaties and questions of travel safety. Alejandro Ramirez Polania, a 12-year-old in Durham, will […]
Israel’s divorce law requires that Jews in Israel must be divorced only in the Jewish religious courts. Clearly this discriminates against women since only a husband has the right to grant his wife a divorce (a “get”) of his own free will. This religious requirement leads to a host of further discriminatory consequences. The 1979 […]
by Jeremy D. Morley The U.S. Department of State Office of Children’s Issues has issued its 2014 annual report on compliance with the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction, covering the period from January 1, 2013 through December 31, 2013. Some notable points are as follows: -Costa Rica, Guatemala, […]
This 2016 article, based in part on my input, remains fully applicable today. I consult on such matters with clients around the world, always working with local counsel as appropriate. Jeremy Morley, www.international-divorce.com The Terrifying Reality of International Custody Disputes By Chen Ximeng […]
The Department of State’s Office of Children’s Issues serves as the U.S. Central Authority for the Hague Convention and leads U.S. government efforts to combat international parental child abduction within the State Department and with other U.S. government agencies. Their annual report was just released. This report provides Congress with extensive information regarding compliance with […]
