On January 18, 2022, the Supreme Court of Kings County, NY denied a Father's petition for emergency jurisdiction to return his son to England, and his request for an opinion that England was the child's habitual residence. The parties are parents to one child, adopted in 2013. The family … Read More about Case Update (18 Jan 2022): NY ex rel. BE; Writ of Habeas Corpus; Habitual Residence
Case Update (2021): In re Saida A; temporary absence from home state under the UCCJEA, temporary emergency jurisdiction, human rights
The Family Court of New York County addressed an interesting UCCJEA case on February 1, 2021. The minor child at issue was repatriated by the U.S. Department of State from Pakistan to New York on June 26, 2020 at the age of 16 because of concerns that she had been brutally beaten and … Read More about Case Update (2021): In re Saida A; temporary absence from home state under the UCCJEA, temporary emergency jurisdiction, human rights