Navigating the Resist-Refuse Dynamic in Hague Convention and Parental Child Abduction Cases

This article discusses the Hague Convention on Child Abduction, which provides an international legal framework to resolve ...

Hawai'i Father Appeals for Urgent U.S. Government Assistance to Secure Return of Young Son Abducted to Brazil

A Hawai'i father is urgently seeking U.S. government assistance to secure the return of his 5-year-old son, who was taken to Brazil in December 2024. Despite having full U.S. custody and an active ...
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When Does the Hague Convention Apply?

Now and again, we hear about an international child custody dispute and how the Court’s are going to handle it. Recently, a Trial Court decision, J.R. v. A.R., FD-13-728-20, was published as it ...
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New Global Enforcement Regime: UK Signs Up to 2019 Hague Convention

The Situation: On January 12, 2024, the United Kingdom signed up to the Hague Convention of July 2, 2019, on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments in Civil or Commercial Matters ("Hague ...
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Justices mull purpose of Hague Convention in international dispute over child custody

On Tuesday the justices considered what obligations, if any, U.S. courts have to consider measures that might reduce the risk of harm if a child who has been abducted is returned to the country where ...