Posted by Jeremy Morley | Dec 12, 2022 |
by Jeremy D. Morley[1]
A Connecticut court has refused to enforce a custody order of the United Arab Emirates on the ground that the order is repugnant to Connecticut public policy. The UAE court awarded custody of two children to their father because they and the father are Muslim while the mot...
Posted by Jeremy Morley | Dec 07, 2022 |
Korea has been cited by the U.S. State Department as “noncompliant” with its obligations under the Hague Abduction Convention, and the U.S. Special Advisor for Children's Issues in the State Department's Bureau of Consular Affairs met with Korea's Ministry of Justice today, December 7, 2022, to a...
Posted by Jeremy Morley | Nov 18, 2022 |
China is a safe haven for international child abduction. I submitted a very detailed expert report to that effect and then testified remotely as an expert witness in a court in the U.S. today.
The other side conceded this essential fact.
Posted by Jeremy Morley | Nov 17, 2022 |
Jeremy D. Morley
Children who are either citizens or legal residents of the Dominican Republic cannot be taken outside the Dominican Republic without full compliance with the Dominican Migration Department rules. This applies even for dual citizen children.
Those requirements are as follows:
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Posted by Stutee Nag | Nov 15, 2022 |
We receive numerous testimonials from many of grateful clients. This one touched Jeremy especially:
"I wanted to let you know that my son was returned to New York yesterday and he's already running in the playground. I wanted to express my gratitude to you as I wouldn't have had this won...
Posted by Jeremy Morley | Oct 19, 2022 |
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MATTHEW M. BURKE AND KEISHI KOJA
STARS AND STRIPES • October 19, 2022
https://www.stripes.com/theaters/asia_pacific/2022-10-19/japan-parental-child-abduction-hague-7740130.html
In the 10 years since Donny Conway's daughters Christina and Chihiro were taken by their Japanese mother to her...
Posted by Stutee Nag | Sep 12, 2022 |
By Stutee Nag
Indian couples who relocate to a foreign country often undergo tremendous pressure due to their highly demanding jobs, immigration-related stress, and the lack of a proper support system in their new country of residence. Unfortunately, for some, their marriage suffers the brunt of...
Posted by Jeremy Morley | Aug 31, 2022 |
Jeremy D Morley
Jurisdiction in India concerning child custody matters is primarily based on the concept of “ordinary residence.” Section 9 (1) of the Guardian and Wards Act 1890 provides that, “If the application is with respect to the guardianship of the person of the minor, it shall be made t...
Posted by Jeremy Morley | Jul 18, 2022 |
Country Summary: The Convention has been in force between the United States and Honduras since 1994. In 2021, Honduras demonstrated a pattern of noncompliance. Specifically, the Honduran Central Authority regularly failed to fulfill its responsibilities pursuant to the Convention. Additionally, H...
Posted by Jeremy Morley | Jul 15, 2022 |
Country Summary: Egypt does not adhere to any protocols with respect to international parental child abduction. In 2003, the United States and Egypt signed a Memorandum of Understanding to encourage voluntary resolution of abduction cases and facilitate consular access to abducted children. In 20...
Posted by Jeremy Morley | Jul 14, 2022 |
Country Summary: The Convention has been in force between the United States and Ecuador since 1992. In 2021, Ecuador continued to demonstrate a pattern of noncompliance. Specifically, the Ecuadorian authorities persistently failed to take all appropriate measures to locate children in a timely ma...
Posted by Jeremy Morley | Jul 12, 2022 |
Country Summary: The Convention has been in force between the United States and Costa Rica since 2008. In 2021, Costa Rica continued to demonstrate a pattern of noncompliance. Specifically, the judicial authorities failed to regularly implement and comply with the provisions of the Convention. As...
Posted by Jeremy Morley | Jul 11, 2022 |
Country Summary: The Convention has been in force between the United States and Brazil since 2003. In 2021, Brazil continued to demonstrate a pattern of noncompliance. Specifically, judicial authorities continued to fail to regularly implement and comply with the provisions of the Convention. Add...
Posted by Jeremy Morley | Jul 07, 2022 |
Country Summary: The Convention has been in force between the United States and Belize since 1989. In 2021, Belize demonstrated a pattern of noncompliance. Specifically, the judicial authorities failed to regularly implement and comply with the provisions of the Convention. As a result of this, 5...
Posted by Jeremy Morley | Jul 06, 2022 |
Country Summary: The Convention has been in force between the United States and Austria since 1988. In 2021, Austria demonstrated a pattern of noncompliance. Specifically, the judicial authorities failed to regularly implement and comply with the provisions of the Convention, and law enforcement ...
Posted by Jeremy Morley | Jul 06, 2022 |
Country Summary: The Convention has been in force between the United States and
Argentina since 1991. In 2021, Argentina continued to demonstrate a pattern of noncompliance.
Specifically, the Argentine judicial authorities failed to regularly implement and comply with the
provisions of the Co...
Posted by Jeremy Morley | Mar 07, 2022 |
by Jeremy D. Morley
Lebanon is, in my opinion, a proven safe haven for international parental child abduction. I testified to this effect last month in great detail in a case in Texas.
My credentials include extensive research concerning Lebanese family law, consultations with numerous client...
Posted by Jeremy Morley | Feb 23, 2022 |
By Jeremy D. Morley*
High-net-worth divorce cases in England can be both unpredictable and extremely expensive, even when the parties have signed a well-drafted, thoroughly reviewed and subsequently modified New York prenuptial agreement containing substantial provisions for the lesser wealthy s...
Posted by Jeremy Morley | Feb 14, 2022 |
U.S. law allows a left-behind parent whose child has been abducted to the United States to compel the abducting parent to repay all of the fees and expenses incurred in seeking the child's return. 22 U.S.C. §9007(b)(3). But there is no similar provision that clearly entitles a left-behind parent ...
Posted by Jeremy Morley | Feb 11, 2022 |
The Hague Abduction Convention requires each treaty party to establish a Central Authority to provide assistance in both “outgoing” cases in which a child is taken away from a country and “incoming” cases in which a child has been brought into the country. The Convention leaves it up to each coun...
Posted by Jeremy Morley | Jan 13, 2022 |
by Jeremy D. Morley
Supervised visitation is sometimes the only effective way to prevent international child abduction, especially when a country does not have effective exit controls.
For this reason, in a decision dated January 7, 2022, the Superior Court in Ontario, Canada (Pinto J.) has req...
Posted by Jeremy Morley | Nov 23, 2021 |
This story shows inherent risks of “self-help” in “re-kidnapping” internationally-abducted children. See my articles on preventing child visits to Lebanon, Jordan, Egypt, other countries if parent anticipates non-return.
Posted by Jeremy Morley | Oct 28, 2021 |
by Jeremy D. Morley
With effect from March 1, 2021, the Divorce Act of Canada has made significant changes to the Canadian law concerning child relocation, including international relocation. However, while the legislation contains a helpful clarification concerning the applicable burden of proo...
Posted by Jeremy Morley | Oct 25, 2021 |
Jeremy D. Morley
In June 2021, the Deputy Chief of Mission at U.S. Embassy Brasilia delivered a formal diplomatic protest known as a “demarche” to the Brazilian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, notifying Brazilian officials that the Department again cited Brazil in the 2021 Annual Report on Internat...
Posted by Jeremy Morley | Oct 25, 2021 |
Jeremy D. Morley
Here are some tips from attorney Jeremy D. Morley -- who has worked on hundreds of Hague cases and is the author of the American Bar Association treatise on The Hague Abduction Convention -- for attorneys and clients faced with instituting or defending child abduction proceedi...