Ms. Hagar Abdo Hassan, who lives in Egypt, is seeking spousal support in the Egyptian courts from her ex-husband. Her ex-husband, living and working in Michigan, chose not to participate in the Egyptian proceedings. The Egyptian Family Court sent a letter rogatory to the U.S. Department of State, … Read More about Case Update (27 Dec 2021): In re. Request for Judicial Assistance from Embassy of Egypt; 1782 Action; International Discovery in Foreign Divorce Litigation
Case Update (2020): In re Akhmedova; 28 USC 1782 and gathering evidence in the U.S. in support of a foreign divorce proceeding
Tatiana Akhmedova filed an ex parte request of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas, using 28 USC 1782 to seek certain evidence in support of her English divorce action. Tatiana alleges that the English courts have ordered certain money judgments and transfers of property … Read More about Case Update (2020): In re Akhmedova; 28 USC 1782 and gathering evidence in the U.S. in support of a foreign divorce proceeding
Case Update (2020): In re. Mariani; Discovery for a Foreign Proceeding – In Re. Mariani
The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York issued an opinion in In Re. Mariani (20 Misc. 152) on April 16, 2020 where it granted Lorenzo Mariani's petition under 28 U.S.C. 1782 to serve a subpoena duces tecum on Citibank, N.A. to obtain documents to use in his divorce proceeding … Read More about Case Update (2020): In re. Mariani; Discovery for a Foreign Proceeding – In Re. Mariani