In 2021, Mr. Cortez and Ms. Garza were litigating over the issue of jurisdiction for their custody matter. The parties are now back before the court on the issue of child support. Mr. Cortez sought a reduction in child support, which was granted and applied retroactively to January 1, 2018. Mr. … Read More about Case Update (25 August 2022): Cortez v. Garza & OAG of Texas; application of child support guidelines for a child overseas
Case Update (26 July 2022): Olson v. Olson; examination of UIFSA in determining jurisdiction to modify a foreign spousal support order
The parties, U.S. citizens, were married in 1998 in Pennsylvania, and later moved to the UK. On December 16, 2009, a court in the UK dissolved their marriage, and incorporated their November 19, 2009 consent order into its final judgment. The consent order was a separation agreement, which divided … Read More about Case Update (26 July 2022): Olson v. Olson; examination of UIFSA in determining jurisdiction to modify a foreign spousal support order
HCCH Update: Conclusions & Recommendations from First Special Commission meeting for Hague Child Support Convention
The Hague Conference on Private International Law held a meeting of the Special Commission to discuss the practical operation of the Hague Child Support Convention from May 17-19, 2022 in The Hague, Netherlands (with a hybrid option). You can review the materials discussed at the meeting … Read More about HCCH Update: Conclusions & Recommendations from First Special Commission meeting for Hague Child Support Convention
HCCH Update: Hague Child Support Convention Special Commission Meeting
The Hague Conference on Private International Law will host the first meeting of the Special Commission on the Hague Child Support Convention from May 17-19, 2022 in The Hague, Netherlands. Special Commission meetings are specific to a particular treaty, and are a time for States and certain … Read More about HCCH Update: Hague Child Support Convention Special Commission Meeting
HCCH Update (4 March 2022): Council Meeting concludes; Voluntary Agreements Project
On Friday, March 4, 2022, the Hague Conference's Council on General Affairs, the governing body of the organization, concluded its annual meeting. Council reviewed a long standing project at its meeting, and the end product is now publicly available on the Hague Conference's website. The … Read More about HCCH Update (4 March 2022): Council Meeting concludes; Voluntary Agreements Project
Case Update (2021): FY v. JL; jurisdiction to modify a foreign child support order
In the unpublished opinion of FY v. JL, the New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division denied a Mother's attempt to modify the parties' Chinese child support order. The parties, parents to a minor child born in China in 2006, entered into a Marital Settlement Agreement (MSA) in … Read More about Case Update (2021): FY v. JL; jurisdiction to modify a foreign child support order
HCCH Update (2021): Experts Group Meeting; International Transfer of Maintenance Funds
The Hague Conference on Private International Law engages in a lot of post-Convention work that benefits countries interested in or party to its treaties. Part of its post-Convention work involves meetings of Experts Groups. One such Experts Group on International Transfers of … Read More about HCCH Update (2021): Experts Group Meeting; International Transfer of Maintenance Funds
Case Update (2020): Tompkins v. Tompkins; jurisdiction to issue an initial child support order under UIFSA; difference between custody jurisdiction and child support jurisdiction
In a rare appellate opinion that addresses international child support, the Court of Appeals of Arkansas reversed its trial court and concluded that Arkansas did have jurisdiction to issue an initial child support order. Natalie Tompkins and the parties' child resided in Germany, which … Read More about Case Update (2020): Tompkins v. Tompkins; jurisdiction to issue an initial child support order under UIFSA; difference between custody jurisdiction and child support jurisdiction
Case Update (2020): Hedges v. Hedges; Registration, recognition and enforcement of foreign Polish child support order for adult disabled children; minimum due process
On December 1, 2020, the Court of Appeals of the State of Washington, Division II, affirmed a Superior Court order that had the effect of refusing to recognize a Polish child support order.David and Eva Hedges are parents to two children. The Hedges divorced in Arizona, where they resolved … Read More about Case Update (2020): Hedges v. Hedges; Registration, recognition and enforcement of foreign Polish child support order for adult disabled children; minimum due process
Case Update (2020): Gyger v. Clement; Foreign child support order, affidavits in U.S. court by a person outside of USA, requirement of notarization
The Supreme Court of North Carolina addressed yet another case this year that dealt with the registration of a foreign family court order. In the case of Gyger v. Clement, they dealt with a Swiss child support order. The parents were never married, but had 2 children born in Geneva, … Read More about Case Update (2020): Gyger v. Clement; Foreign child support order, affidavits in U.S. court by a person outside of USA, requirement of notarization
Case Update (2020): Tompkins v. Tompkins; Distinction between Child Support Jurisdiction and Custody Jurisdiction
In Tompkins v. Tompkins, (2020 Ark. App. 122 (Ark. App. 2020), the Arkansas Court of Appeals, Division IV, made certain that the parties understood the distinction between custody jurisdiction under the UCCJEA and child support jurisdiction under UIFSA. The minor child had been residing in … Read More about Case Update (2020): Tompkins v. Tompkins; Distinction between Child Support Jurisdiction and Custody Jurisdiction