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USA: Orono mom found dead with 5-year-old son left suicide note lamenting...
source An Orono woman discovered dead with her 5-year-old son Monday left a suicide note lamenting her long-running court battle with the father over custody that ended with them having joint...
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Canada: Islamic law expert among six U of T scholars named to Royal Society...
source You may think medieval texts on Islamic law have no relevance in the 21st century. In fact, international child custody cases today are often entangled in modern statutes that draw upon that...
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USA: Right Against Self-Incrimination Preserved For Parents In Cases...
Thankfully, sexual abuse allegations against parents do not often arise in the context of a divorce typical. However, when those scenarios do arise, they bring lawyers, litigants and judges alike in...
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USA: Taken from mom, teen flees dad and waits for 18th birthday
source Hannah Mills was 15 when two strangers woke her in a hotel room. One waved handcuffs in her face while taunting her: “We’re not afraid to use them on children.” The two strangers, who had taken...
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Norway / Cyprus: Family of missing Marie get Oslo court backing
source The family of Marie Eleni Grimsrud – the young girl who was snatched by her estranged father and who is still missing – have succeeded in getting a court in Norway to recognise her case as an...
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India: Kidnapped by mom (or dad)
source A large number of women married to Indians residing abroad are compelled to return to India with their children when the spousal relationship turns sour. The moral minefield embedded in the...
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India: Centre rethinks joining Hague child custody pact
source Activists argue the Hague Convention on International Child Abduction is unfair to mothers fleeing abusive relationships Even as the U.S. prepares to push India to join the “Hague Convention”...
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India: Should India become a signatory to the Hague Convention on...
source Bring our Kids Home (BOKH) is a non-governmental organisation in the US formed in 2015 by parents, including many Indians and Indian-Americans. The members of BOKH are aggrieved parents...
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UK: Know All about Cross-border Divorce & The Hague Convention
source September 22nd, 2017 – Cross border marriages can be one of the most blissful experiences in one’s life as it offers the opportunity for cultural diversity, sharing and mixture among other...
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USA: Unenforceability of Japanese Custody and Hague Abduction Convention Orders
source Child custody orders are not enforced in Japan. There is merely a provision for a fine, but it is usually de minimis and rarely employed. It does not impede a parent with physical possession of...
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USA: Fugitive mom’s return to Berks may have to involve governor
source READING, Pa. – While the apprehension of a fugitive mom from Berks County went smoothly, her return across country to face justice appears to be a different story. Authorities said Wednesday...
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USA: Mom accused of abducting son ‘knew this day would come’
Berks woman apprehended in Washington; boy safe source MOUNT PENN, Pa. – One of the FBI’s most-wanted now sits behind bars nearly 3,000 miles from Berks County and the apartment she fled with her two...
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USA: Cross-Border Issues Are Not Always Limited to Business Deals
source Present political discourse and “wall” talk aside, the reality is that we live in a globalized world, where state and foreign borders pose significantly less hindrance to relocation than even a...
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USA: Defendant convicted on all counts in Barry County double homicide
source NEOSHO, Mo. — “Guilty! Guilty! Guilty! Guilty! Guilty! Guilty!” a member of the extended family of Casey Brace and Herb Townsend declared with obvious elation Thursday as she emerged from the...
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India: For The Children’s Sake. Why India must join the Hague Convention on...
source The US-India relationship has grown exponentially, and our people-to-people ties are closely interwoven, as demonstrated by increases in travel, cultural exchanges and business partnerships,...
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USA: Fargo parental kidnapper runs again to SD reservation
source FARGO — A Fargo woman who took her two children to the Cheyenne River Indian Reservation in South Dakota after their fathers were awarded full custody three years ago, and was convicted of...
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Canada/EU: Saanich police following new leads in 2016 child abduction case
Lauren Etchells, now the the subject of a Canada-wide warrant, holds daughter Kaydance, who turned three on Tuesday. It is believed that Etchells and her daughter are somewhere in Europe. source...
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Canada/EU: New twist in alleged B.C. parental abduction case
There has been a new development in an international child abduction case with roots in British Columbia. Three-year-old Kaydance Paige Etchells was allegedly abducted by her mother Lauren Ann...
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Singapore: More expat spouses left in lurch in divorce cases
While dealing with divorce, some expatriate spouses find themselves stripped of their Dependant’s Pass (DP) and are forced to leave the country or fight a lengthy legal battle. PHOTO: THE NEW PAPER...
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India: Lawyers Collective Urges Centre To Not Sign Hague Convention On Civil...
source Lawyers Collective and Advocate Suranya Aiyar have urged the Centre to not sign the Hague Convention on Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction. The Convention, signed by 96 countries,...
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