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
House Resolution Calls on Japan to Address Child Abduction Cases
Before adjourning yesterday (until after the November elections), the House of Representatives approved House Resolution 1326, “Calling on the Government of Japan to address the urgent problem of abduction to and retention of United States citizen children in Japan, to work closely with the Government of the United States to return these children to their custodial parent or to the original jurisdiction for a custody determination in the United States, to provi
U.S. Military Personnel and International Custody Cases
According to Stars and Stripes, the U.S. Department of Defense and the State Department are developing new procedures to assist servicemembers who face international child custody disputes. See Charlie Reed, Report: DOD to give more help to troops in international child custody disputes (Sept.
Congress Watch: Pending Legislation
As the U.S.
ECHR Ruling in Hague Abduction Case
Here’s an item posted by Jeremy Morley on his blog discussing a recent ruling of the European Court of Human Rights in a case under the Hague Child Abduction Convention. In Neulinger and Shuruk v.
Global Families in the ABA Journal
Here’s an article by G.M. Filisko in this month’s ABA Journal touching on international divorce, the Hague Children’s Conventions, and the Supreme Court’s decision in Abbott: “When Global Families Fail.”
2010 Hague Compliance Report
The State Department’s Office of Children’s Issues has published and posted its 2010 Report on Compliance with the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction for the period from October 1, 2008 to septemnber 30, 2009. According to the Report:
Commentary on the Abbott Decision
Blogposts on the Supreme Court’s ruling in Abbott last week:
Charels Kotuby (ConflictofLaws.net): “Abbott v. Abbott: A Ne Exeat Right is a ‘Right of Custody’ Under the Hague Abduction Convention.”
Abbott Decision: Parent With ne exeat Right Has a “Right of Custody”
In a 6-3 decision, the Supreme Court has ruled in Abbott v.
Child Abduction and Japan: House Resolution Introduced
Six members of Congress have introduced HR 1326, calling on the government of Japan to address the problem of abduction to and retention of U.S. citizen children in Japan and to adopt the Hague Abduction Convention. The resolution was referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.