Wednesday, October 16, 2013

Is it fair that a US family court has legal jurisdiction (child custody)

Q:  Is it fair that a US family court has legal jurisdiction (child custody) under US law over children that have lived in the United States for six months, but are outside the United States? In this case a court in another country has ruled that those same children can not be returned to the United States, and will not enforce the US court orders.


A:  David's Answer:  Without knowing the factual basis for jurisdiction, one cannot assess whether the determination is correct (and especially without knowing what the other country is). You may need to bring the issue to federal court at this point. For a full assessment, schedule a consultation with a NYC Child Custody lawyer.   -- David Bliven, Bronx Child Custody attorney (www.blivenlaw.net

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