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Japan: In reversal, high court ditches ‘good parent rule’ that had granted...
KYODO source The Tokyo High Court on Thursday overturned a rare family court decision that had granted a father custody of his daughter because he was more inclined than his estranged wife to allow...
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Canada: W5 investigates cross-border custody battles as more parental child...
Emma Jarratt, W5 Associate Producer Published Saturday, January 28, 2017 8:00AM EST source It’s every parent’s worst nightmare: your child goes missing. Hollywood films would have you believe a...
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India: Mom fighting to bring son from India
source The two-story house in Collierville is big enough for a whole family, but the mother lives there alone. In her son’s first-floor room, bins of toys are arranged along the wall. A rocking horse...
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India: When parents abduct their own children it’s more than a simple custody...
source Fifteen-year-old Vividha has the calm of one beyond her years as she stands in court number eight of the Supreme Court of India and listens to two lawyers argue over which of her parents should...
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USA: Miami lawyer Brett Barfield honored for pro bono work on international...
source TALLAHASSEE – A partner at Holland & Knight who entered law school at the age of 32 after a decade in retail management was recently recognized for his pro bono work in international child...
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India: Open Letter to Maneka Gandhi: Help Return Our Abducted Children
source Honorable Minister Maneka Gandhi The Ministry of Women and Child Development Government of India We wish you and your family are in good health and commend you for taking on an important role...
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India: 18 month old in parental custody tussle
source HYDERABAD: An 18-month-old boy is caught in a bitter custodial battle that is being played out in US and Indian courts. The father Naga Raja Rao M (36), an engineer, approached courts in US...
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USA / Japan: Oregon Attorneys/Mediator host Japanese Delegates for forum on...
FEBRUARY 01, 2017 Kathy Root ’84 and Bradley Lechman-Su facilitate meeting with Japanese delegates source Last month, the World Affairs Council of Oregon, in partnership with the law firm Gevurtz...
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India: India to review stand on convention on civil aspects of international...
source NEW DELHI: India on Friday opened ground at a consultation of all stakeholders for reconsidering its refusal to joining an international agreement that makes parental child abduction a...
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India: Women and Child Development ministry to meet today to discuss parental...
source Rahul was just a few months old when he was “abducted” by his father and taken from India to the US, alleges his mother Soniya. That was two years back. Since then Soniya says she has had no...
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India: WCD ministry undecided on child abduction meet in Hague
source A meeting called by the Women and Child Development (WCD) ministry on Friday to consider whether India should be a signatory to the Hague convention on civil aspects of international child...
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Japan: New bill seeks to promote parent-child interaction following divorce
source A cross-party group of lawmakers has drawn up a bill to promote parent-child interactions after divorces and marital separations, encouraging parents to maintain ties with their children mainly...
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USA / Russia: Special Report: Kidnapping Conundrum
source JEFFERSON CITY — One of a parent’s worst nightmares is to have a child go missing. What can be even more terrifying is if a biological parent is the individual who kidnapped them. In the summer...
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Why Young Kids Should Spend Equal Time with Divorced Parents
source When parents separate or divorce, they often wonder what’s best for their young children: should they spend more time with their mother in order to maintain a strong relationship? Or, should...
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India: When parents abduct their own children it’s more than a simple custody...
source Fifteen-year-old Vividha has the calm of one beyond her years as she stands in court number eight of the Supreme Court of India and listens to two lawyers argue over which of her parents should...
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AustraliaWilliamstown’s Vedran Drakulic honoured with OAM
Williamstown’s Vedran Drakulic was 30 in 1992 when war broke out in Bosnia, and it was only thanks to his work with Red Cross that he got out alive. Now the refugee has been honoured with a Medal of...
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India: India not to sign pact on inter-country child abduction
source New Delhi: The Union Government, with a view to protecting the interests of Indian women living abroad, has decided not to sign the Hague Convention relating to inter-country child abduction,...
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UK: Divorced parents who pit children against former partners ‘guilty of abuse’
source Divorced parents who “brainwash” their children against ex-partners are guilty of “abuse”, the head of the agency that looks after youngsters’ interests in family courts has said. Anthony...
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The Effects of Parental Kidnapping
The effects of parental kidnapping are being taken into account in more court cases world wide due to the rapid increase in the number of children being abducted. Parental kidnapping, also known as...
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Unhappily ever after, For multi-national families, breaking up can lead to...
source KATE BAGGOTT and her two children live in a tiny converted attic in a village near Frankfurt. Ms Baggott, who is Canadian, has a temporary residence permit and cannot work or receive benefits....
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