Articles for May 2013

Hague Update

Lots of news this Spring from the Hague Conference., which announced in March that Cristophe Bernasconi will be the new Secretary General when Hans Van Loon re

Supreme Court decides Chafin v. Chafin

The US Supreme Court decided its second case under the Hague Child Abduction Convention on February 19, with its ruling in Chafin v. Chafin 568 U.S. ___, 133 S.Ct. 1017 (2013).

France Approve Same-Sex Marriage

The French Parliament approved legislation to allow same-sex marriage on April 23, 2013. See Scott Sayare,

Report on International Family Law in Britain

The Office of the Head of International Family Justice for England and Wales has released its Annual Report for 2012.

Latin America also moving to permit same-sex marriage

In recent weeks, both Uruguay and Brazil have moved toward joining Argentina and Mexico and other nations in which same-sex marriage is possible. Uruguay enacted legislation in April; see Zack Ford,

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