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.

Tuesday, August 02, 2011

Russia Accedes to Hague Child Abduction Convention

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On Thursday, 28 July 2011, the Russian Federation deposited its instrument of accession to the Hague Convention of 25 October 1980 on the...
Monday, August 01, 2011

Hungary Violates the Hague Convention on Abduction

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Having worked on international child custody matters concerning Hungary for several years, and having consulted with Hungarian counsel...
Sunday, July 24, 2011

Expert testimony: Chinese Family Law and Potential International Child Abduction to China

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In what the Court described as a “very difficult case” between two Chinese parents living in Georgia -- one of whom (the child’s mother) fac...
Saturday, July 16, 2011

Korea and International Child Abduction

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Korea is not a party to the Hague Abduction Convention. The United States is now consistently urging Korea to join the international co...
Thursday, July 14, 2011

Prenuptial Agreements in Japan

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By Jeremy D. Morley We have represented many international clients who have entered into marriage contracts or prenuptial agreements wit...
Tuesday, July 05, 2011

Israel’s Religious Divorce Requirement Discriminates Against Women

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Israel’s divorce law requires that Jews in Israel must be divorced only in the Jewish religious courts.   Clearly this discriminates a...
Tuesday, June 14, 2011

Filing Jointly Can Be Dangerous

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Here is a scary article in the current issue of Forbes concerning the potential dangers of filing a joint U.S. tax return. Marriage Trap: ...
Thursday, June 02, 2011

Philippines Divorce Law?

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The Philippines, one of a tiny number of countries to still outlaw divorce, is now engaged in a serious legislative debate as to whether ...
Thursday, May 26, 2011

International child abductions up sharply: US official

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By Karin Zeitvogel (AFP) – 22 hours ago WASHINGTON — International child abductions are "sharply on the rise," the US State Depar...
Monday, May 23, 2011

CNN Article: Japan takes a step closer to reforming its child custody laws

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By Tricia Escobedo , CNN May 21, 2011 1:17 a.m. EDT (CNN) -- Bowing to intense international pressure, Japan has taken a step c...
Thursday, May 12, 2011

U.S. State Dept. Issues Hague Abduction Convention Compliance Report

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The U.S. Department of State (“Department”), Office of Children’s Issues (CI), U.S. Central Authority has issued its report on complianc...
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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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