https://br.usembassy.gov/usa-says-slow-courts-put-brazil-poor-position-child-abduction/ 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, […]
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 […]
Korea’s top court has ruled that sexual relations outside marriage committed during consensual divorce proceedings was not a criminal act. Under current Korean law, adulterous relations are considered a criminal act and those found guilty can receive jail sentences of up to two years. The Supreme Court overruled a lower court’s conviction of a 57-year-old […]
Jeremy D. Morley www.international-divorce.com I reported in 2011 that “Having worked on international child custody matters concerning Hungary for several years, and having consulted with Hungarian counsel on such issues, it is unfortunately clear that Hungary does not comply with its obligation under the Hague Abduction Convention to promptly return children who are wrongfully taken […]
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit has issued a highly significant ruling on the grave risk of harm defense to a Hague Convention international child abduction petition. Simcox v. Simcox, File No. 07a0502p.06; decision dated December 28, 2007. The decision speaks to the role that undertakings should play in rulings that concern […]
My article, The Impact of Foreign Law on Child Custody Determinations, has been published this week by The Journal of Child Custody. Abstract: The author asserts that in contested cases concerning a child’s proposed visit to a foreign country or a child’s international relocation, it is essential for decision makers to appreciate the impact that […]
This article appears in the October edition of New York Family Law Monthly: Mirror Orders to Help Prevent International Child Abduction October 2011 Mirror Orders to Help Prevent International Child Abduction By Jeremy D. Morley So-called “mirror” orders can be a useful tool in the arsenal of lawyers who handle cases concerning international child travel […]
Newspapers around the world have carried an article entitled “Japan, India pressed to curb child abductions” that calls attention to the fact that both countries violate human rights norms by failing to provide remedies for international child abduction. The articles describe the circumstances of several of my clients and state that, “Jeremy Morley, a New […]
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 […]
By Jeremy D. Morley This article was published in the New York Law Journal October 24, 2013 American family law practitioners handling a divorce case with a significant English connection should understand that, even if a U.S. court has properly granted a divorce and handled its financial consequences, an English court might allow the ex-spouse to […]
Jeremy D. Morley Grounds for Divorce in Korea A divorce may be obtained in Korea based on the mutual consent of the spouses. Art. 834, Korean Civil Code. Both spouses need to agree and appear in court in Korea. Alternatively, the grounds for a judicial divorce in Korea are: 1. An unchaste act (adultery); 2. […]
Ireland’s divorce courts are overloaded and need a complete overhaul to make breaking up fairer and less of a bank-breaking ordeal, an expert report on the secrecy-shrouded system concluded Tuesday. The government-commissioned report, which offered 45 recommendations to fix the system, faulted the government for doing much too little since the 1997 legalization of divorce […]
Jeremy D. Morley www.international-divorce.com The Court of Appeals of Washington State, Division One, has issued a Commissioner’s Ruling refusing to allow discretionary review of a lower court ruling that held – based on the expert evidence of international family lawyer Jeremy D. Morley, as well as another expert – that Egypt’s child custody laws […]
We frequently recommend mirror prenuptial agreements for people with international domiciles, citizenship or businesses.Love doesn’t always last but the consequences of failed marriages can endure for a lifetime.The problems can be multiplied when the people and/or the assets are international.In the context of international prenuptial agreements, a mirror agreement is one that is drafted in […]
