[The TL;DR of this post: get in touch with Melissa Kucinski for help in international abduction cases.]
Well over two years ago, in “The Hague Child Abduction Convention applies first” I posted
The Hague Child Abduction Convention: who to call
Hague Convention Habitual Residence
Two white whales are the subject of my Captain Ahab diatribes in this space. One concerns an issue of cross-border civil procedure, while the other concerns a rather goofy* interpretation of what the rest of the world views as plain language. I address here the latter of the two: the concept of a
Habitual Residence: Two Definitions
An important term of art arises in Hague analysis, but the definition of the term varies depending on which treaty is being applied, and depending on who is defining it. Both the Hague Adoption Convention (1993) and the Hague Child Abduction Convention(1980)
Child abduction: prevention and Hague remedies
Another “I get this question pretty regularly” post… and the answer is usually pretty good news, in comparison to a parent’s dreaded fear.
The question usually pops up in a listserv or at some bar function, but occasionally in a call from a lawyer who’s stumbled across this
The Hague Child Abduction Convention applies first
An attorney called me last week from Chicago.* He said that his client’s five year-old son had been plucked out of Illinois by his father and taken to the father’s home country, Poland.**
The lawyer’s two questions: (1) how quickly can I get the father served