Friday, March 13, 2015

Forum Selection and International Divorce

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by Jeremy D. Morley [1]   In some quarters, forum-shopping is a dirty term, but in international family law it is often an essential ...
Wednesday, March 04, 2015

Japan: Update Discriminatory Civil Code

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Japan Times 3/4/15 The Supreme Court has decided to have its Grand Bench hand down judgments on whether two controversial provisions in ...
Tuesday, March 03, 2015

Prenuptial agreements come to Israel

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sdjewishworld.com /2015/03/02/prenuptial-agreements-come-to-israel/ By Anav Silverman JERUSALEM — With more than 200 in attendance...
Monday, March 02, 2015

Kerry quizzed on child abductions to India

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U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry faced sharp questions on Capitol Hill this week on international child abductions to India, with lawmak...
Friday, February 27, 2015

South Korea court says adultery law is unconstitutional

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SEOUL –   South Korea’s Constitutional Court on Thursday struck down a controversial law outlawing adultery and threatening violators with...
Thursday, February 26, 2015

Poland's Violation of the Hague Abduction Convention

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By Jeremy D. Morley   A court in Ontario, Canada has declared that the interpretation and application of the Hague Abduction Conven...
Friday, February 20, 2015

Expert Testimony in International Family Law Cases

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Jeremy D. Morley Expert testimony is frequently needed in international family law cases. International family lawyers are frequentl...
Friday, February 13, 2015

English Divorce Jurisdiction: The Basics

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In a case decided in 2014 Sir James Munby, the President of the Family Division of the High Court of Justice, provided the following e...
Thursday, February 12, 2015

Child Abduction to Mexico

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By Jeremy D. Morley   When children are abducted to Mexico by a parent who insists on retaining the child there, it is generally extr...
Tuesday, February 10, 2015

Mirror Orders to Help Prevent International Child Abduction

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by Jeremy D. Morley (1) “Mirror” orders can be a useful tool in the arsenal of lawyers who handle cases concerning internation...
Tuesday, February 03, 2015

Child Custody Jurisdiction in Canada

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Jeremy D. Morley [1]   Jurisdiction to handle child custody matters, which are referred to in some Canadian provinces (British Columb...