The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania addressed an interesting point of Pennsylvania law. In Pennsylvania, the law permits private citizens to file criminal complaints against other persons, but, before proceeding, the private criminal complaint must be submitted to a Commonwealth Attorney (prosecutor) … Read More about Case Update (19 Jan 2023): In Re. Ajaj; Penn. law permits private criminal complaints, but must be approved by prosecutor; burden to overturn disapproval is high
Case Update (29 Nov 2022): U.S. v. Patel; criminal kidnapping jury conviction vacated
On November 29, 2022, the district court in New Jersey vacated Mr. Patel’s conviction by a NJ jury under the International Parental Kidnapping Crime Act. This case has been ongoing for several years. There is a long and storied history, but distilled in part, Mr. Patel and his minor child left the … Read More about Case Update (29 Nov 2022): U.S. v. Patel; criminal kidnapping jury conviction vacated
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): 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