On February 25, 2021, the Superior Court of Pennsylvania affirmed a trial court ruling that found the District Attorney was wrong when they disapproved/dismissed Mr. Ajaj's private complaint, which he filed against his Wife for "interference with custody of children" and "concealment of whereabouts … Read More about Case Update (2021): In re. Private Complaint Filed by Luay Ajaj; proceeding with a private complaint on criminal kidnapping claims
Case Update (2021): U.S. v. Helbrans, Rosner, et. al.; international kidnapping; Hague Convention
The Defendants are members of a Jewish religious community, Lev Tahor. Defendant Nachman Helbrans is the leader of this community. In October 2018, Helbrans' sister left the community in Guatemala with her six children and relocated to the United States. In November 2018, she obtained a … Read More about Case Update (2021): U.S. v. Helbrans, Rosner, et. al.; international kidnapping; Hague Convention
Case Update (2021): Brann v. Guimaraes; Civil Suit for Fraud, Slander, etc., after Criminal Conviction for aiding and abetting a criminal kidnapping
On July 1, 2021, the Texas Court of Appeals issued a substitute opinion, affirming its prior disposition, in the case of Mr. Christopher Brann and his former in-laws, the Guimaraeses. This case has a long and storied history. It emanates from a parental kidnapping of Mr. Brann's son by his … Read More about Case Update (2021): Brann v. Guimaraes; Civil Suit for Fraud, Slander, etc., after Criminal Conviction for aiding and abetting a criminal kidnapping
Top 10 Most Clicked Blog Posts of 2020
2020 was not for the faint of heart, with a global pandemic and a U.S. Supreme Court opinion on the Hague Abduction Convention authored by the late Justice Ginsburg. Here are the TOP TEN most clicked blog posts from MK Family Law's Family Law Across Borders BLOG. No. 10 … Read More about Top 10 Most Clicked Blog Posts of 2020
Case Update (2020): US v. Houtar, international parental kidnapping, whether IPKCA is void for vagueness as applied to a parent who did not “abduct” his children
The 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals, in the case of U.S. v. Houtar, recently addressed the issue of whether the International Parental Kidnapping Crime Act (IPKCA) was unconstitutionally vague as applied against a father who had not actually abducted his children, but instead retained his children in … Read More about Case Update (2020): US v. Houtar, international parental kidnapping, whether IPKCA is void for vagueness as applied to a parent who did not “abduct” his children
Case Update (2020): Brann v. Guimaraes; Civil Suit for Fraud, Slander, etc., after Criminal Conviction for aiding and abetting a criminal kidnapping
In the continuing saga of Chris Brann and the Guimaraes Family, the Court of Appeals for the First District of Texas accelerated Chris' interlocutory appeal, and ultimately dismissed the Guimaraes' civil suit against him. This family has been through a significant volume of litigation, … Read More about Case Update (2020): Brann v. Guimaraes; Civil Suit for Fraud, Slander, etc., after Criminal Conviction for aiding and abetting a criminal kidnapping
Case Update (2020): US v. Mobley; International Criminal Kidnapping, Extortion, Restitution
A recent 10th Circuit Case, United States v. Mobley, addressed an appeal of a crime that related back to the mother's abduction of her children to Russia.Mobley (Father) and Osipova (Mother) had a daughter. Shortly after Mobley filed for divorce in Kansas, Osipova abducted their … Read More about Case Update (2020): US v. Mobley; International Criminal Kidnapping, Extortion, Restitution