Saturday, August 28, 2021

BANGLADESH: THE DOWRY PROHIBITION ACT OF 2018

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by Jeremy D. Morley   The Dowry Prohibition Act of 2018 (the "Act") of Bangladesh prohibits the giving or receiving of a do...
Wednesday, August 25, 2021

Fee Award in Hague Abduction Convention Case

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by Jeremy D. Morley It is gratifying that, in its award of legal fees to my client, whose child was successfully returned from New York to S...
Tuesday, August 17, 2021

JAPANESE LAW ABOUT MARRIED NAMES

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by Jeremy D Morley   Japanese law requires that married couples share the same surname, which can be that of either the husband or the w...
Wednesday, July 14, 2021

Iran Child Abduction; Iran Child Custody; Expert Evidence

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  Jeremy Morley I was accepted yesterday by both sides in a case in North Carolina as an expert in international child custody law and inter...
Monday, July 12, 2021

Malaysian Family Law: Single Expert Appointment

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  The Family Court of Western Australia appointed Jeremy D Morley as a single expert to report on the law and legal process by which the Mal...
Monday, June 28, 2021

Hague Abduction Case Reliance on Morley Treatise

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In a Hague Abduction Convention case in the United States District Court in Savannah, Georgia, the Court relied on the opinions that I expre...
Saturday, June 12, 2021

Costa Rica: State Department's Annual Report on International Child Abduction, 2021

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Country Summary: The Convention has been in force between the United States and Costa Rica since 2008. In 2020, Costa Rica continued to dem...
Monday, May 31, 2021

The Hague Abduction Convention: Practical Issues and Procedures for Family Lawyers, Third Edition

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By Jeremy D. Morley In a practice that increasingly involves cross-border issues, a growing number of clients fear their children may be abd...
Wednesday, May 26, 2021

Enforcement of Child Custody Orders in Japan

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  by Jeremy D Morley   An amendment to Japan's Civil Procedure Law enters into force on June 1, 2021, intended to promote enforcemen...
Tuesday, May 25, 2021

Brazil: 2021 State Department's Annual Report on International Child Abduction

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Country Summary: The Convention has been in force between the United States and Brazil since 2003. In 2020, Brazil continued to demonstrate...
Sunday, May 23, 2021

UCCJEA in International Cases: Home State, Temporary Absence Overseas & Human Rights Issues.

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by Jeremy D. Morley Difficult issues arise under the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act when children are taken overseas...
Wednesday, May 19, 2021

Court Delays in Colombia

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A factor to take into account, among very many others, when considering issues concerning the need to use the courts in Colombia to secure t...
Tuesday, May 18, 2021

HUNGARY VIOLATES THE HAGUE ABDUCTION CONVENTION

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  by Jeremy D. Morley Hungary does not comply with its obligation under the Hague Abduction Convention to promptly return children who are ...

Argentina: 2021 State Department's Annual Report on International Child Abduction

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The U.S. State Department has recently released their annual report on International Child Abduction. The Department of State leads the U.S...
Tuesday, April 06, 2021

DIVORCE LAW IN KOREA

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  Grounds For Divorce in Korea A divorce may be obtained in Korea based on the mutual consent of the spouses. Art. 834, Korean Civil Act. ...