The Hague Conference has completed the fourth part of its Guide to Good Practice under the Child Abduction Convention. Part 4 addresses enforcement of return orders; previous volumes in the series covered Central Authority Practice (Part 1), Implementing Measures (Part 2), and Preventive Measures (Part 3
Hague Special Commission on Intercountry Adoption
The third Special Commission on the practical operation of the 1993 Intercountry Adoption Convention concluded in The Hague on June 25. Delegations from 88 countries and a variety of nongovernmental organizations devoted eight days to discussing these issues; I attended the meetings as an observer from the International Society of Family Law.
Hague Judicial Network
The International Hague Network of Judges now includes almost fifty members from more than 35 different countries. Four judges in the U.S. are members of thenetwork, including Judge Peter J. Messite of the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland, Justice James Garbolino of the Superior Court of California, Circuit Judge Judith L.
International Judicial Conference on Family Relocation
Meeting in Washington D.C. last week, an international group of judges, Central Authority representatives and academics from 14 countries discussed approaches to cross-border family relocation and agreed to a set of principles known as the “Washington Declaration on International Family Relocation.” The meeting was sponsored by the International Centre for Missing and Exploited Children and the Hague Conference on Private International Law and supported by the U.S.
Hague Conference Statement on Adoption in Haiti
The Hague Conference on Private International Law has sent an Information Note on the Haiti earthquake to states and Central Authorities participating in the Hague Intercountry Adoption Convention.
Child Support Update
This press release from the Hague Conference reports the conclusion of the Special Commission convened to consider measures to promote and implement the 2007 Hague Convention on the International Recovery of Child Support and Other forms of Family Maintenance. The Special Commission “endorsed a number of practical tools to assist implementation of the Convention, such as a handbook for case workers, profiles of States parties and the development of an implementation checklist” a
Hague Special Commission on Child Support
A Special Commissionon on implementation of the 2007 Hague child support convention will meet in The Hague from November 10 to 17. Items on the agenda include a practical handbook for caseworkers, recommended forms, and a system of country profiles to facilitate cross-border establishment and enforcement of child support orders. The Commission will also consider the feasibility of [...]
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