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Relocation

Canada Update: Relocation permitted from Alberta to Florida (Guest Blogger: Max Blitt, KC)

February 28, 2023

Guest Blog Post: Max Blitt, KC (Calgary, Alberta, Canada) On November 29, 2022, the Court of King’s Bench in Lethbridge, Alberta in M v I Action #4806-022768 (unreported-publication ban) permitted a Mother (“I”) to permanently relocate her two children A (5 years of age) … Read More about Canada Update: Relocation permitted from Alberta to Florida (Guest Blogger: Max Blitt, KC)

Category iconBurden,  Canada,  Child Relocation,  Relocation

Case Update (18 Oct 2022): Gray v. Gray; burden of proof is on parent seeking to relocate the child

October 19, 2022

The Grays were before the Idaho Supreme Court on a case where Ms. Gray unilaterally relocated the parties' son to Costa Rica. The parties had an Idaho consent custody order that provided for Mr. Gray, who was living away from Idaho (Wyoming, then Utah, and then Wyoming again), to have certain … Read More about Case Update (18 Oct 2022): Gray v. Gray; burden of proof is on parent seeking to relocate the child

Category iconabduction,  Burden,  Child Abduction,  Child Relocation,  Relocation

Case Update: ABA Year-in-Review Update

February 5, 2021

The American Bar Association's International Law Section will host a free webinar on February 10th at 11 a.m. ET.  During this hour-and-a-half webinar, join Melissa Kucinski of MK Family Law and James Netto of the International Family Law Group as they take … Read More about Case Update: ABA Year-in-Review Update

Category iconCase Update,  Child Abduction,  Child Relocation,  divorce,  Relocation,  UCCJEA

Case Update (2020): Begum v. Palanisamy; the difficulty of mirroring a U.S. custody order overseas and the conflict of continuing exclusive jurisdiction under the UCCJEA

December 14, 2020

The Appellate Division of the Superior Court of NJ's case of Begum v. Palanisamy involves a multi-jurisdictional family and a NJ custody order.  While the opinion itself is merely about a variety of motions filed between the parties, there are some interesting issues that arise that allow this … Read More about Case Update (2020): Begum v. Palanisamy; the difficulty of mirroring a U.S. custody order overseas and the conflict of continuing exclusive jurisdiction under the UCCJEA

Category iconChild Relocation,  citizenship,  custody,  domesticate,  homologate,  mirror,  nationality,  reciprocity,  registration,  Relocation,  Singapore

Case Update (2020): JS v. RSS; modification of custody order, continuing exclusive jurisdiction under the UCCJEA, relocation of child overseas

December 1, 2020

The Superior Court of Pennsylvania, in JS v. RSS, addressed an issue of an international relocation and a U.S. court's subject matter jurisdiction over a custody modification action.  The facts are long and twisted, but the salient ones are: the parents divorced in 2015.  The father sought … Read More about Case Update (2020): JS v. RSS; modification of custody order, continuing exclusive jurisdiction under the UCCJEA, relocation of child overseas

Category iconChild Relocation,  continuing exclusive jurisdiction,  forum non conveniens,  modification,  Relocation,  subject matter jurisdiction,  UCCJEA

Case Update (2020): Federbush v. Shah; Simultaneous Divorce Actions, Forum Non Conveniens

May 11, 2020

In a March 2, 2020 opinion by the Supreme Court in New York County in Federbush v. Shah (2020 NY Slip Op 50300(U)), the court addressed a multi-jurisdictional divorce suit between a couple that had married in Thailand 8 years earlier.  The couple had signed a prenuptial agreement on the same … Read More about Case Update (2020): Federbush v. Shah; Simultaneous Divorce Actions, Forum Non Conveniens

Category iconContract,  dissolution,  divorce,  forum non conveniens,  Premarital Agreements,  Relocation

Case Update (2020): In re Marriage of Inoue; International Relocation of a Minor Child

April 23, 2020

In an unpublished appellate opinion on March 27, 2020, the Court of Appeal of the State of California (2nd Appellate District, Division 2) affirmed a mother’s request to relocate her child to Japan.  In re Marriage of Inoue (B289261 c/w B290642, Cal. App. 2020), had the child’s father appealing … Read More about Case Update (2020): In re Marriage of Inoue; International Relocation of a Minor Child

Category iconEnforceability,  Habitual Residence,  Japan,  Recognition,  Relocation,  UCCJEA

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