INTERPOL and Child Kidnapping Cases. What are INTERPOL’s Abilities and Limitations?
A common issue that arises in child custody cases relates to international travel. Issues such as international travel and obtaining a passport for a child generally fall under “legal custody.”...more
Narkis Golan, a US citizen married Isacco Saada, an Italian citizen while both were in Italy in August, 2015. While there they had a child 2016. Two years later, under the pretense of attending a wedding, Golan flew to the...more
The following is a state-by-state breakdown of how family courts are operating and the automatic custody orders, if any, entered during the COVID-19 period thus far, including current examples from our attorneys: General...more
In the sudden wake of COVID-19, courts across the United States and Europe are closing. Courts have taken steps to prevent the spread of the virus through closing to the public, postponing matters and extending deadlines. But...more
On February 25, 2020, the U.S. Supreme Court decided Monasky v. Taglieri, holding that the determination of a child’s “habitual residence” for purposes of the Hague Convention depends on a totality-of-the-circumstances...more
On August 7 of 2017, the Third Circuit Court of Appeals decided a case under the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction. Since we don’t see much child custody litigation in federal courts nor...more
When a child is removed from or retained in a country that is not a child's habitual residence a parent can seek to have the child returned to their habitual residence country under the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects...more
Background on Child Abduction Cases Under the Hague Convention - The Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction (“Hague Convention”) is an international treaty in which the signatory...more
Ever wonder what happens when a child is wrongfully taken across international borders? - What happens if a child who lives in the United States is wrongfully removed by a parent, taken to France, and kept there? ...more
When issues arise between parents, there may be times when tempers flare and things are said or done that probably should not be said or done. Unfortunately, during such disputes, one party might decide to retaliate against...more
A parent who moves with a child from the child’s home country to another country, or retains the child in the other country, may face accusations that the move or retention is wrongful. The parent who stays behind may assert...more