The parties are unmarried parents to 2 children, ages 13 and 11. The children were born in and lived their lives in Merida, Yucatan, Mexico (their habitual residence). In June 2018, the Mexican family court awarded the Mother sole custody with visitation to the Father. The children's passports … Read More about Case Update (7 March 2022): Martinez v. Palmer; injunctive relief granted pending evidentiary hearing in Hague Abduction matter
Case Update (2020): Matrai v. Hiramoto; Younger abstention, suit against family court judge for abduction prevention measures, access rights under Hague Abduction Convention
A father, Gyorgy Matrai, sued his California family court judge in the U.S. District Court for the ND California for ordering a bond of $5 million before Mr. Matrai could see his son. Mr. Matrai argues that the bond violates his, and his son's, substantive due process rights under the 14th … Read More about Case Update (2020): Matrai v. Hiramoto; Younger abstention, suit against family court judge for abduction prevention measures, access rights under Hague Abduction Convention
Case Update (2020): Thamilselvan v. Thamilselvan; Foreign Injunction to proceed with US divorce and the issue of Comity
Thamilselvan v. Thamilselvan reads like a law school exam question. The spouses, both Indian citizens had lived in Michigan with their daughter since 2000. They owned a house. In December 2017, the Wife and daughter left the marital home. In February 2018, the Wife sought a … Read More about Case Update (2020): Thamilselvan v. Thamilselvan; Foreign Injunction to proceed with US divorce and the issue of Comity