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)
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
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
