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Case Update (12 Dec 2022): Chung v. Chih-Mei; alternative service permitted on Defendant in Taiwan
Plaintiff, Elizabeth Chung, is suing her mother-in-law, Chung Peng Chih-Mei, a resident of Taiwan, and Intertrust Limited, a Bahamas Corporation, claiming that her estranged husband, David Chung, had put assets into his mother's name to avoid tax liability and to block Elizabeth from asserting her … Read More about Case Update (12 Dec 2022): Chung v. Chih-Mei; alternative service permitted on Defendant in Taiwan
Case Update (19 July 2022): Doe v. Hyassat; alternative service permitted in Austria via email
Ms. Doe, an alleged victim, brought a suit against a career diplomat/Jordanian national, who currently resides in Austria, but had been previously employed by the Permanent Mission of Jordan to the UN in New York. She alleges battery, assault, false imprisonment, and intentional infliction of … Read More about Case Update (19 July 2022): Doe v. Hyassat; alternative service permitted in Austria via email
Case Update (24 Nov 2021): Joseph II v. Luisa JJ; home state; service overseas
The parties, Joseph and Luisa, are the parents to one child, born in 2013. They resided primarily in NY during their marriage, but also spent extended time at their second home in Italy. In July 2019, they entered a separation and settlement agreement providing for joint legal and shared physical … Read More about Case Update (24 Nov 2021): Joseph II v. Luisa JJ; home state; service overseas
Case Update (2021): Koons v. Crane; substituted service, usual place of abode, personal jurisdiction for purposes of contempt
One of the key issues on appeal, in the case of Koons v. Crane, was whether the Husband, Mr. Koons, was properly served with an Order to Show Cause for his alleged failure to abide by certain obligations in the parties' divorce decree. In July 2017, Mr. Koons had notified his ex-Wife, Ms. Crane, … Read More about Case Update (2021): Koons v. Crane; substituted service, usual place of abode, personal jurisdiction for purposes of contempt
Case Update (2020): Kim v. Cha: Service of Process in South Korea using the Hague Service Convention; certificate of non-service; actual notice
Ms. Cha (South Korean) married Mr. Kim (American) and had a child in 2014. In April 2016, Ms. Cha left their home in Guam with the child for South Korea. Mr. Kim filed for divorce in Guam 3 months later, and in September 2016, Ms. Cha filed for divorce in South Korea. Mr. Kim also filed … Read More about Case Update (2020): Kim v. Cha: Service of Process in South Korea using the Hague Service Convention; certificate of non-service; actual notice
Case Update (2020): Jayagaran v. Jayagaran; improper service of process, no due process, refuse to recognize foreign divorce decree as a matter of comity
In the case of Glory and Sunita Jayagaran, the Washington Court of Appeals refused to recognize an Indian divorce decree because the Husband did not properly serve his Wife, thereby denying her due process. The couple lived approximately 18 years, having 3 children, in Washington State. … Read More about Case Update (2020): Jayagaran v. Jayagaran; improper service of process, no due process, refuse to recognize foreign divorce decree as a matter of comity
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
HCCH Update: Service of process in a new era of technology
The Hague Conference on Private International Law hosted a successful conference in December 2019 that focused on employing information technology in international service of process cases. The conference was the motivation for a new publication, now available on the Hague Conference's … Read More about HCCH Update: Service of process in a new era of technology
Case Update (2020): Sweet-Martinez v. Martinez; Request for alternative service using FedEx to a Defendant located in a treaty partner under the Hague Service Convention
The Supreme Court of New York, Warren County, in Sweet-Martinez v. Martinez, (2020 NY Slip Op 20195) authorized alternative service by Federal Express to a Defendant for an uncontested divorce proceeding (without children). The Defendant had previously been removed and returned to … Read More about Case Update (2020): Sweet-Martinez v. Martinez; Request for alternative service using FedEx to a Defendant located in a treaty partner under the Hague Service Convention