International Family Law

Jeremy D. Morley concentrates on International Family Law. The firm works with clients around the world from its New York office, with a global network of local counsel. Mr Morley is the author of "International Family Law Practice", the leading treatise on international family law in the U.S., and "The Hague Abduction Convention", published by the American Bar Association. He is a Fellow of the International Academy of Family Lawyers and a former law professor.

Sunday, February 18, 2007

The Grave Risk of Harm Defense in Hague Child Abduction Cases

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A major debate is under way as to the future of the “grave risk of harm defense” in Hague Convention international child abduction cases. Th...
Tuesday, January 30, 2007

Lawsuits against airlines who allow international child abduction

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The abduction of children from the United States is facilitated by the lack of exit controls at U.S. borders. A lawsuit just filed in Massac...
Thursday, January 18, 2007

New article on Japan and International Child Abduction

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The current issue of Metropolis Tokyo has an update on Japan's practices that favor international child abduction. The article is based ...
Sunday, January 14, 2007

Equitable Tolling, Concealment and the One-Year, Well-Settled Provision in Article 12 of the Hague Child Abduction Convention

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The Southern District of Texas has clarified the issue of whether a parent’s concealment of a child should affect the judicial applicati...
Friday, January 05, 2007

Foreigner in U.S. on Visitor’s Visa Does Not Fulfill Nevada’s Divorce Residency Requirement

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A Canadian wife who had lived in Nevada for 3½ years on a visitor’s visa could not get divorced in Nevada . So held the Nevada Suprem...
Tuesday, December 19, 2006

Australia - Child Relocation

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Reviewing Australia ’s Family Law Amendment (Shared Parental Responsibility) Act 2006 leads to great concern that international (and domesti...
Wednesday, December 13, 2006

Japan's International Child Abduction Policy

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By Kirsten Brown (AXcess News) Washington - Four fathers quietly filed into a theater to watch "Abduction: The Megumi Yokota Story,...
Sunday, November 26, 2006

Mirror International Prenuptial Agreements

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We frequently recommend mirror prenuptial agreements for people with international domiciles, citizenship or businesses. Love doesn’t always...
Friday, November 17, 2006

EU Member States Attack Divorce Conflict of Laws Scheme

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16.11.2006 - 09:30 CET | By Teresa Küchler EUOBSERVER / BRUSSELS - EU member states are lining up to attack a European Commission proposal t...
Saturday, October 21, 2006

Claim for Concealment of Value of Marital Assets Dismissed in New York

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Once a divorce case is settled, parties often experience “buyer’s or seller’s remorse’ but a just-decided New York case shows how tough it i...
Saturday, October 07, 2006

Habitual residence of a baby in a Hague case

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The Seventh Circuit has issued a significant new ruling on habitual residence of babies and young children in Hague international child abdu...
Friday, September 22, 2006

Interplay of UCCJEA and the Hague Abduction Convention

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The Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act and the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction ne...
Saturday, September 02, 2006

Three Sides to Every International Child Abduction Story

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The British media have been full of hype about a 12-year old girl who was allegedly abducted from her home in Scotland and taken to Pakistan...
Monday, August 21, 2006

There are Two Ways to Prepare for an International Divorce

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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? ...
Wednesday, August 16, 2006

Enforceable Prenuptial Agreements: Their Time Has Come

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"Jeremy D Morley, Attorney-at-Law, International Family Law Office, New York, USA. The author says that the failure of English courts t...
Tuesday, August 01, 2006

New Parental Relocation Law in Connecticut

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Connecticut has passed “An Act Concerning the Relocation of Parents Having Custody of Minor Children,” to be effective October 1, 2006, that...
Wednesday, July 26, 2006

Custody orders not respected internationally; Children abducted overseas

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The news story below demonstrates why it is so important for the courts to listen to parents who are concerned that their children may be ta...
Thursday, July 20, 2006

International Relocation of Children

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Our article, International Relocation of Children: American and English Approaches , by Jeremy D. Morley and James H. Maguire, has been publ...
Monday, July 10, 2006

India: Safe Haven for International Child Abduction

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For several reasons, India has become a safe haven for child abductors. First, India is not a party to the Hague Convention on the Civil Asp...
Sunday, June 04, 2006

Strategic International Divorce ™

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International family lawyer, Jeremy D. Morley, announces the launch of the Strategic International Divorce Planning™ service. Morley conten...
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Jeremy Morley
Jeremy D. Morley was admitted to the New York Bar in 1975 and concentrates on international family law. His firm works with clients around the world from New York , with a global network of local counsel. Mr. Morley is the author of "International Family Law Practice," the leading treatise on international family law in the United States. He is also the author of “The Hague Abduction Convention: Practical issues and Procedures for Family Lawyers.” He is the former co-chair of the International Family Law Committee of the International Law Section of the ABA. He is a member of the International Academy of Family Lawyers. He was born in Manchester, England and has taught in law schools in the United States, Canada and England. Mr. Morley frequently lectures on international family law topics to the judiciary, bar associations and others. Mr. Morley is frequently asked to appear as an expert witness on international child abduction prevention and recovery issues. Mr. Morley has been a frequent guest on television and radio shows on the topic of international child abduction and international divorce law and has been featured in the print media on numerous occasions.
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