On July 13, 2021, the U.S. District Court for the D.C. Circuit, reversed and remanded in the case of Farrell v. Blinken. Mr. Farrell, a U.S. citizen by birth, moved to Switzerland in 1994, married, and had a child. In 2004, he became a Swiss citizen. Allegedly, he had the intent of … Read More about Case Update (2021): Farrell v. Blinken; process for relinquishing U.S. nationality
Case Update (2021): Al Saidi v. US Embassy Djibouti; Derivative U.S. citizenship for children born overseas to a U.S. citizen parent
On June 18, 2021, the U.S. District Court for the EDNY issued a memorandum opinion confirming its oral ruling from June 16th, where the judge denied Mr. Al Saidi's motion to issue a temporary restraining order that directed the U.S. Embassy in Djibouti to adjudicate his application for his two … Read More about Case Update (2021): Al Saidi v. US Embassy Djibouti; Derivative U.S. citizenship for children born overseas to a U.S. citizen parent
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
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
Case Update (2020): Jaffal v. Thompson; recognition of a foreign unilateral divorce for purposes of a U.S. citizenship application
Mr. Imad Jaffal sues the U.S. government for citizenship (Jaffal v. Thompson). The underlying issue for whether Jaffal can be granted citizenship revolves around his parents' divorce, which occurred in Jordan. Apparently, his father obtained a unilateral divorce from his mother in … Read More about Case Update (2020): Jaffal v. Thompson; recognition of a foreign unilateral divorce for purposes of a U.S. citizenship application