Tuesday, December 31, 2013

Can a US citizen father legally retain his US born children in United Arab Emirates

Q:  Can a US citizen father legally retain his US born children in United Arab Emirates under US law, by taking legal action in the UAE courts, as soon as the six-month deadline under expires under the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction And Enforcement Act in the United States?


A:  David's Answer:  Most likely, as if the children are in UAE, the father has de fact custody & the mother has not contested same within that 6 months, any argument the mother thereafter makes under the Hague Convention that the children were "wrongfully removed" from the U.S. would seem to carry little weight.  -- David Bliven, Bronx Child Custody attorney (www.blivenlaw.net)

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