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Child Relocation

Case Update (18 Oct 2022): Gray v. Gray; burden of proof is on parent seeking to relocate the child

October 19, 2022

The Grays were before the Idaho Supreme Court on a case where Ms. Gray unilaterally relocated the parties' son to Costa Rica. The parties had an Idaho consent custody order that provided for Mr. Gray, who was living away from Idaho (Wyoming, then Utah, and then Wyoming again), to have certain … Read More about Case Update (18 Oct 2022): Gray v. Gray; burden of proof is on parent seeking to relocate the child

Category iconabduction,  Burden,  Child Abduction,  Child Relocation,  Relocation

Case Update (2021): In re Marriage of BK & LS; international relocation

May 11, 2021

In an unpublished opinion on April 16, 2021, the California Court of Appeal affirmed a Superior Court order permitting a mother to relocate her two minor children to Hungary. The order had a variety of "measures" in it that were intended to ensure the California order's enforcement. The … Read More about Case Update (2021): In re Marriage of BK & LS; international relocation

Category iconabduction prevention,  Case Update,  Child Custody,  Child Relocation,  compliance,  Enforceability,  enforcement,  forum-shopping,  home state,  modification,  reciprocity,  Recognition,  subject matter jurisdiction,  UCCJEA

Case Update: ABA Year-in-Review Update

February 5, 2021

The American Bar Association's International Law Section will host a free webinar on February 10th at 11 a.m. ET.  During this hour-and-a-half webinar, join Melissa Kucinski of MK Family Law and James Netto of the International Family Law Group as they take … Read More about Case Update: ABA Year-in-Review Update

Category iconCase Update,  Child Abduction,  Child Relocation,  divorce,  Relocation,  UCCJEA

Case Update (2020): Begum v. Palanisamy; the difficulty of mirroring a U.S. custody order overseas and the conflict of continuing exclusive jurisdiction under the UCCJEA

December 14, 2020

The Appellate Division of the Superior Court of NJ's case of Begum v. Palanisamy involves a multi-jurisdictional family and a NJ custody order.  While the opinion itself is merely about a variety of motions filed between the parties, there are some interesting issues that arise that allow this … Read More about Case Update (2020): Begum v. Palanisamy; the difficulty of mirroring a U.S. custody order overseas and the conflict of continuing exclusive jurisdiction under the UCCJEA

Category iconChild Relocation,  citizenship,  custody,  domesticate,  homologate,  mirror,  nationality,  reciprocity,  registration,  Relocation,  Singapore

Case Update (2020): JS v. RSS; modification of custody order, continuing exclusive jurisdiction under the UCCJEA, relocation of child overseas

December 1, 2020

The Superior Court of Pennsylvania, in JS v. RSS, addressed an issue of an international relocation and a U.S. court's subject matter jurisdiction over a custody modification action.  The facts are long and twisted, but the salient ones are: the parents divorced in 2015.  The father sought … Read More about Case Update (2020): JS v. RSS; modification of custody order, continuing exclusive jurisdiction under the UCCJEA, relocation of child overseas

Category iconChild Relocation,  continuing exclusive jurisdiction,  forum non conveniens,  modification,  Relocation,  subject matter jurisdiction,  UCCJEA

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