In "A Child is Missing" we report all Federal Hague Convention Child Abduction Cases. We also provide information to help legal practitioners understand the basic issues, discover what questions to ask and learn where to look for more information when there is a child abduction that crosses country boarders.
New York Matrimonial Trial Handbook
The New York Matrimonial Trial Handbook by Joel R. Brandes is available online in the print edition at the Bookbaby Bookstore and other bookstores. It is now available in Kindle ebook editions and epub ebook editions in our website bookstore. It is also available at Amazon Kindle, Barnes & Noble and Goodreads.
The New York Matrimonial Trial Handbook was reviewed in the New York Law Journal. Click here to read the review.
The New York Matrimonial Trial Handbook was written for both the attorney who has never tried a matrimonial action and for the experienced litigator. It is a “how to” book for lawyers. This 836 page handbook focuses on the procedural and substantive law, as well as the law of evidence, that an attorney must have at his or her fingertips when trying a matrimonial action. It is intended to be an aid for preparing for a trial and as a reference for the procedure in offering and objecting to evidence during a trial. The handbook deals extensively with the testimonial and documentary evidence necessary to meet the burden of proof. There are thousands of suggested questions for the examination of witnesses at trial to establish each cause of action and requests for ancillary relief, as well as for the cross-examination of difficult witnesses. Table of Contents

Tuesday, April 19, 2011
New Hague Convention Cases Added to Our Library of Cases
Charalambous v Charalambous, --- F.3d ----, 2010 WL 4963063 (1st Cir.(Me.)) [Cyprus] [Grave Risk of Harm]
Charalambous v Charalambous, 744 F.Supp.2d 375 (D. Maine 2010) [Cyprus] [Federal and State Judicial Remedies] [Stay]
Charalambous v Charalambous, 744 F.Supp.2d 379 (D. Maine 2010) [Cyprus] [Federal and State Judicial Remedies] [Stay] [Temporary Custody]
Nelson v Petterle, 2011 WL 1048107 (E.D.Cal.) [Iceland] [Habitual Residence]
Roche v Hartz, 2011 WL 841556 (N.D.Ohio) [Australia] [One Year Statute of Limitations]
Boehm v Boehm, 2011 WL 863066 (M.D.Fla.) [Austria] [Comity]
Broda v Abarca, 2011 WL 900983 (D.Colo.) [Mexico] [Comity]
Barr v Barr, 2011 WL 797664 (S.D.Tex.) [United Kingdom] [Habitual Residence]
Lakeman v Weed, 2011 WL 824588 (D.Minn.) [Canada] [Attorneys Fees]
De Vasconcelos v De Paula Batista, 2011 WL 806096 (E.D.Tex.) [Brazil] [Rights of Custody] [well settled] [age and maturity]
Seaman v Patterson, --- F.Supp.2d ----, 2011 WL 124223 (M.D.Ga.) [Mexico][Habitual Residence] [Rights of Custody - patria potestas]
Johnson v Johnson, 2011 WL 569876 (S.D.N.Y.) [Italy] [Habitual Residence]