Husband and Wife engaged in mediation in Arizona that ultimately reached certain settlements. One of those agreements was that "no parent shall be required to give consent to travel to countries that are not signer [sic] to the Hague convention." Post-mediation, the spouses exchanged drafts of a … Read More about Case Update (8 Feb 2023): In re Marriage of Mwinyelle; there is more than one Hague Convention; know which one you are referencing and how to see if a country is a Contracting State
Case Update (8 June 2022): Elali v. Marchoud; bigamous marriage voided in California
The California Court of Appeals affirmed a trial judge's conclusion that the parties', Ms. Marchoud and Mr. Elali, marriage, while valid under Lebanese law, was void as a matter of public policy in California as being bigamous. Ms. Marchoud was married to Mr. Elali in Lebanon in August 2012. At … Read More about Case Update (8 June 2022): Elali v. Marchoud; bigamous marriage voided in California