The Parliamentary Standing Committee on External Affairs of India recently approved the Registration of Marriage of Non-Resident Indian Bill, 2019. If enacted, the bill will empower Indian passport authorities to impound or revoke Indian passports ...
By Jeremy D. Morley The Indian Supreme Court debated international child abduction last week in the context of a petition filed some years ago by a U.S. NGO demanding guideline to counter cross-border parental child abduction. Central to the debate, it appears, was my expert testimony about Ind...
Jeremy Morley [email protected] Israel's Population Registration Law requires Israeli citizens to inform the Population Registry at Israel's Ministry of the Interior of any change in their personal status. Israeli citizens outside Israel can do so through the Consular Department...
Jeremy D. Morley [email protected] The Florida Supreme Court has taken a pioneering step forward by creating a concentration of jurisdiction for the state of Florida trial courts to determine cases filed by left behind parents of children located in Florida who seek relief conce...
Jeremy D. Morley [email protected] One of the best ways to prevent international child abduction is to maintain careful control over the child's passports. On the other hand, it is often essential for left-behind parents to obtain new passports for children who have been abduct...
by Jeremy D. Morley [email protected] The best way to secure the return of a child who has been abducted to the United States may not be by using the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction. It is often preferable to seek registration and enforc...
by Jeremy D. Morley [email protected] International child abduction cases in Japan, brought pursuant to the Hague Abduction Convention, frequently require the involvement of Family Court Investigating Officers (FCIO). These are court officials who are government employees with t...
- Jeff Landers Contributor, Forbes The world is getting smaller and smaller. We live in a global society fueled by a global economy. International travel has never been easier. And now, thanks to the internet, we're all connected in new ways and with fewer barriers than ever before. These da...
by Jeremy D. Morley www.international-divorce.com A court order rendered outside Brazil, that authorizes the relocation of a child to Brazil from the child's current place of residence subject to certain specified conditions concerning the ongoing custody and access rights of the non-reloca...
Change in China's Passport Regulations By Jeremy D. Morley We have long raised concerns that China does not recognize foreign child custody orders, is not a party to the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction (except for Hong Kong and Macau), is not a party to an...
Prenuptial agreements are enforceable under Hungarian law, as are post-nuptial agreements. Section 4.63(1) of the Civil Code of Hungary provides that, “The function of the marriage contract is to permit the parties to the marriage or the spouses to define a property regime - in lieu of marit...
by Jeremy D. Morley www.international-divorce.com The structure of the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction requires a court in any case brought under the Convention to follow a step-by-step process in order to apply it logically and correctly. Those steps ar...
by Jeremy D. Morley www.international-divorce.com The Civil Code of Turkey (Article 336) expressly provides that, when parents divorce, only one parent may be given custody over their child to the complete exclusion of the other parent, either by agreement or by order of the court (Article 81...
by Jeremy D. Morley www.international-divorce.com Japanese law provides only for sole custody. The Civil Code of Japan expressly and unambiguously provides that, when parents divorce, only one parent may be given parental authority over their child to the complete exclusion of the other paren...
Jeremy D. Morley www.international-divorce.com A New York court today, in a hotly contested case between Japanese parents living in New York, relied entirely on my expert evidence concerning Japanese family law and procedure in dismissing the application of one parent to relocate the parties'...
From People Magazine, September 21, 2019 Bethany Vierra's daily routine begins at sunrise, when she gets up to make pancakes or scrambled eggs for her young daughter, Zaina, a curly haired 4-year-old. It's the familiar prelude to happy hours of coloring, reading inside their apartment and swimmi...
By Jeremy D. Morley www.international-divorce.com 1. China does not comply with international norms concerning the return of internationally abducted children. 2. China has failed to adopt the Hague Abduction Convention and has failed to enter into any bilateral arrangement with the United ...
Jeremy D. Morley [email protected] I have long asserted that India is a safe haven for international child abduction. See, e.g. I have frequently provided expert evidence on this issue, including in cases in many U.S. states, as well as Canada and Australia. In May 2019, the ...
My article, Preventing International Child Abduction in Divorce, which was originally published in the American Bar Associations's GPSolo Magazine, is now available here.
by Jeremy D. Morley The United Arab Emirates UAE does not adhere to any protocols with respect to international parental child abduction and has failed to adopt the Hague Abduction Convention. The U.S. State Department has determined and reported to the U.S. Congress that, in 2018, the UAE “d...
On 11 July 2019, Barbados deposited its instrument of accession to the HCCH Convention of 25 October 1980 on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction (“Child Abduction Convention”). The Child Abduction Convention, which now has 101 Contracting Parties, will enter into force for Barbad...
The U.S. State Department has recently released their annual report on International Child Abduction. Below is our ninth post in a series here focusing on the nine countries classified as “demonstrating patterns of noncompliance.” Today's country is United Arab Emirates. Country Summary:...
The U.S. State Department has recently released their annual report on International Child Abduction. Below is our eighth post in a series here focusing on the nine countries classified as “demonstrating patterns of noncompliance.” Today's country is Peru. Country Summary: The Convention...
The U.S. State Department has recently released their annual report on International Child Abduction. Below is our seventh post in a series here focusing on the nine countries classified as “demonstrating patterns of noncompliance.” Today's country is Lebanon. Country Summary: Lebanon does ...
The U.S. State Department has recently released their annual report on International Child Abduction. Below is our sixth post in a series here focusing on the nine countries classified as “demonstrating patterns of noncompliance.” Today's country is Jordan. Country Summary: Jordan does ...
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