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Important New U.K. Ruling on Grave Risk in Hague Abduction Cases

Jeremy D. Morley
March 15, 2012 19:08

Jeremy D. MorleyThe U.K. Supreme Court has just issued an extremely important opinion concerning the grave risk of harm exception in a Hague abduction case.  In the Matter of S (a Child) [2012] UKSC 10. The ruling is surprising in at least three respects.The first is that the Supreme Court...

Hope for parents denied access to children in Japan

Jeremy D. Morley
March 14, 2012 22:29

By Leah Hyslop. Daily Telegraph.14 Mar 2012After years of foreign pressure, Japan has finally taken a step closer to joining an international convention on settling cross-border child custody disputes According to local reports, the cabinet approved a bill last Friday which will...

International Family Law Seminar in DC

Jeremy D. Morley
March 07, 2012 22:56

Join us for a tremendous seminar on International Family Law in Washington, DC with a wide array of exceptionally well-qualified speakers. Sessions on: International Child Support; International Family Formation; Limitations on Planning of Structures Issues; International Child Relocation;...

Iran's Temporary Marriage Law

Jeremy D. Morley
March 07, 2012 16:46

By Jeremy D. Morley  Iran's parliament has passed legislation this week that expressly authorizes “temporary marriages” and requires their registration only in limited circumstances, primarily if the woman becomes pregnant.The law allows men to have as many sexual partners as they want,...

Federal Courts Violate the Hague Abduction Convention

Jeremy D. Morley
February 15, 2012 20:51

By Jeremy MorleyThis week the Abbott case – the only Hague abduction case ever to get the U.S. Supreme Court -- was finally dismissed, but only because the child turned 16 and the Hague Convention applies only to children under that age. The case is known for the fact that U.S. courts finally...

French Jewish mother wins custody battle against Saudi prince

Jeremy D. Morley
February 01, 2012 18:16

A French Jewish mother has won a custody battle in France against a Saudi prince, who has been ordered to return their 10-year old daughter he was alleged to have kidnapped after their cross-religious romance turned sour.The Paris criminal court ordered Prince Sattam al-Saud from the kingdom’s...

Hong Kong Prenuptial Agreements

Jeremy D. Morley
January 24, 2012 21:44

It is expected that the courts in Hong Kong will follow the lead of the English courts concerning prenuptial agreements. That opinion was reflected in the recent Hong Kong case of SA formerly known as SA v. SPH [2011] HKCFI 1649; HCMC1/2011 (10 Nov.2011). The current state of English law on...

Hague Abduction Convention under Threat from the European Court of Human Rights

Jeremy D. Morley
January 20, 2012 15:42

The European Court of Human Rights (the “ECHR”) continues to attack the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction (the “Hague Convention”), including a decision issued in December 2011.In June 2010 in Neulinger & Shuruk v. Switzerland the ECHR ruled that the...

Quebec Court Orders Return of Children to California

Jeremy D. Morley
January 18, 2012 14:11

We are very pleased to report a successful outcome in a California – Quebec, Canada international child abduction case. We represented the father and worked with local counsel in California and in Quebec.The Quebec Court of Appeal has just issued a judgment overturning the decision of the Superior...

No Family Law in Saudi Arabia

Jeremy D. Morley
December 19, 2011 20:47

One might think that the dangers of marrying Saudi nationals and living in Saudi Arabia would by now have been sufficiently well publicized as to cause Western nationals, especially Western women, to steer clear of living in Saudi Arabia with a Saudi spouse.Unfortunately many still fail to heed...