Thursday, July 29, 2010

Non-Hague International Child Abductions from Britain

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This map, prepared by the U.K.'s Foreign & Commonwealth Office, shows those non-Hague countries with the highest numbers of new Brit...
Thursday, July 22, 2010

Australia - An Intelligent Ruling on International Child Visitation

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I had the great pleasure of lecturing in Tokyo this week on the Hague International Child Abduction Convention on a panel with The Hon. Just...
Tuesday, July 13, 2010

A Momentous and Disturbing Ruling in Europe on the Hague Abduction Convention

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Jeremy D. Morley The Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights (the “ECHR”) has issued, just days ago, a major decision that – a...
Wednesday, June 30, 2010

The Supreme Court and the Hague Abduction Convention

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This article by Jeremy D. Morley appears in the July 2010 issue of The Matrimonial Strategist.

When Global Families Fail by G.M. Filisko

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This article appears in the July 2010 issue of the ABA Journal Christopher Savoie got the kind of telephone call that terrifies a parent o...
Friday, June 18, 2010

Notes on Ghana and International Child Abduction

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1.  Ghana has not signed the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction. 2.  The U.S. State Department...
Thursday, June 10, 2010

English Law: Unmarried Couples’ Rights

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Having just returned from a fabulous family wedding in the green fields of Cheshire, England I was struck by the sheer number of unmarried “...
Monday, June 07, 2010

EU Divorce Law Harmony - Ireland Objects

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The European Union proposed scheme for harmonized divorce rules for international couples is moving forward, though without Irish particip...
Friday, May 21, 2010

2010 Hague Abduction Convention Compliance Report

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The U.S. State Department has just issued its latest "Report on Compliance" with the Hague Abduction Convention. Astonishingly i...
Thursday, May 06, 2010

More Pressure on Japan & International Child Abduction

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See the article below on Japan.  Dateline NBC will be airing a piece on the case of my client,  Christopher Savoie, this Sunday, May 9 at ...
Thursday, April 29, 2010

Czech Custody Law Changes

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Prague Post, April 28, 2010 by Gabriella Hold A ruling by the Czech Constitutional Court promises to make it easier for fathers to gain cu...
Tuesday, April 20, 2010

Morocco. Hague Abduction Convention. Update.

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Morocco has acceded to the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction, effective June 1, 2010. It is the 82nd ...

Supervised Visitation to Prevent International Child Abduction

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In a case in which an American father alleged that the child’s mother, a Moroccan-born dual U.S. and Moroccan citizen, had threatened to abd...
Friday, April 16, 2010

"International family law expert offers his insight"

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From http://legalcurrent.com/2010/04/16/international-family-law-expert-offers-his-insight Practice tips Cases involving children, spou...
Wednesday, April 14, 2010

Female Saudi Family Lawyers May No Longer Need Male Guardian

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A Saudi news service reports that the Saudi Justice Minister plans to draft a law allowing female lawyers to try family law cases in cou...
Monday, March 29, 2010

Proposed New European Choice of Law Divorce Rules

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Ten European countries are about to proceed with divorce law rules that will clarify which law applies to international marriages. The new...
Wednesday, February 24, 2010

Japan & International Child Abduction: An Update

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The article below updates Japan’s attempt to handle the issue of international child abduction. It highlights the fact that there is substa...
Friday, February 05, 2010

Morocco – Norway International Child Abduction Inter-Governmental Battle

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There are reports from Norway of an international re-abduction case involving the Norwegian Foreign Ministry, the Norwegian Embassy in Mor...
Thursday, February 04, 2010

Child custody fights could hurt US-Japan ties

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The U.S. Government is clearly asserting more pressure on Japan to change its ways than ever before. See article below. On Saturday envo...
Friday, January 29, 2010

Australian International Child Custody Problems

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We have previously expressed concerns about the impact of Australian child custody law on international family law situations. See: htt...