The minor child, V, was born in Spain on September 11, 2004. The parents had married in Nevada earlier that year, but had separated before his birth. In September 2016, the child's mother filed for custody and support in Spain, against the father, a resident and domiciliary of the state of … Read More about Case Update (1 Feb 2023): State v. Lannelongue; when Spanish child support order was refused registration, custodial parent could seek a Louisiana order simultaneously
Case Update (29 Dec 2022): Gyger v. Clement; 2nd appeal on Mother’s attempt to register and enforce Swiss child support order in NC
Ms. Gyger filed another appeal surrounding her attempts to register a Swiss child support order in North Carolina. Ms. Gyger, a resident and citizen of Switzerland, had met Mr. Clement, a citizen of the USA and resident of North Carolina, in North Carolina where they resided together for about 8 … Read More about Case Update (29 Dec 2022): Gyger v. Clement; 2nd appeal on Mother’s attempt to register and enforce Swiss child support order in NC
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
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In the unpublished opinion of FY v. JL, the New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division denied a Mother's attempt to modify the parties' Chinese child support order.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