The Court of Appeals of Georgia reversed a trial court that had refused to register and enforce a UK custody order in Georgia. The opinion outlines some of the arguments both parents made. The arguments, themselves, are quite confusing and miss the mark. The court distilled the case as a simple … Read More about Case Update (24 May 2022): Makin v. Davis; Registration of UK custody order in Georgia
Case Update (2020): Trott v. Trott; Hague Abduction Convention, comity to a Hague order from foreign jurisdiction
In the case of Trott v. Trott, the Eastern District of New York granted a father's petition to have his two daughters returned to Bermuda.The parties are parents to two daughters. Their eldest child is not the father's biological daughter, but was raised as his daughter. The youngest is … Read More about Case Update (2020): Trott v. Trott; Hague Abduction Convention, comity to a Hague order from foreign jurisdiction
UK Update: Family Courts and Child Abduction in the Time of Corona (GUEST BLOGGER)
From Guest Blogger, James Netto of Dawson Cornwell in LondonAbduction in times of coronaMuch to the ire of certain abducting parents, it is still business (almost) as usual for the High Court of Justice in London. Although the UK is on lockdown preventing people from leaving home bar in very … Read More about UK Update: Family Courts and Child Abduction in the Time of Corona (GUEST BLOGGER)