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.

Thursday, January 13, 2022

SUPERVISED VISITATION TO PREVENT INTERNATIONAL CHILD ABDUCTION TO INDIA OR UAE: CANADIAN COURT RULING

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  by Jeremy D. Morley   Supervised visitation is sometimes the only effective way to prevent international child abduction, especially w...
Tuesday, November 23, 2021

Danger of Self-Help After An International Child Abduction

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  This story  shows inherent risks of “self-help” in “re-kidnapping” internationally-abducted children. See my articles on preventing child ...
Thursday, October 28, 2021

INTERNATIONAL CHILD RELOCATION FROM CANADA

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  by Jeremy D. Morley With effect from March 1, 2021, the Divorce Act of Canada has made significant changes to the Canadian law concerning ...
Thursday, September 30, 2021

Informal Notes on Habitual Residence in U.S. Courts in Hague Abduction Convention Cases

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by Jeremy D. Morley I had the pleasure this week of participating in a panel discussion organized by the Singapore Bar Association with th...
Wednesday, September 22, 2021

Date of Wrongful Abduction Governs Hague Convention Habitual Residence Determinations

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  by Jeremy D. Morley In any Hague Abduction Convention case, the court must determine the date of the alleged wrongful removal or retenti...
Wednesday, September 15, 2021

U.S. Diplomatic Protest – Ecuador & International Child Abduction

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  Jeremy D. Morley In May 2021, the U.S. Embassy in Quito, Ecuador delivered a formal diplomatic protest known as a “demarche” to member...
Monday, September 13, 2021

U.S. Diplomatic Protest – Costa Rica & International Child Abduction

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Jeremy D. Morley In May 2021, U.S. Embassy San Jose delivered a formal diplomatic protest known as a “demarche” to the Ministry of Forei...
Tuesday, September 07, 2021

U.S. Diplomatic Protest - Brazil & International Child Abduction

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    Jeremy D. Morley In June 2021, the Deputy Chief of Mission at U.S. Embassy Brasilia delivered a formal diplomatic protest known as a “d...
Friday, September 03, 2021

HOW TO WIN A HAGUE CONVENTION CHILD ABDUCTION CASE

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  by Jeremy D. Morley Author of The Hague Abduction Convention: Practical Issues and Procedures for Family Lawyers, published by the America...
Thursday, September 02, 2021

U.S. Diplomatic Protest - Argentina & International Child Abduction

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  Jeremy D. Morley In June 2021, the U.S. Embassy in Buenos Aires delivered a formal diplomatic protest known as a “demarche” to the Argen...
Wednesday, September 01, 2021

BANGLADESH, THE HAGUE ABDUCTION CONVENTION, AND AN ABDUCTION FROM JAPAN

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  by attorney Jeremy D. Morley, www.international-divorce.com A terrifically interesting issue is pending before the courts of Bangladesh. ...
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...
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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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