HCCH Update: Conclusions & Recommendations from First Special Commission meeting for Hague Child Support Convention

Support

May 26

The Hague Conference on Private International Law held a meeting of the Special Commission to discuss the practical operation of the Hague Child Support Convention from May 17-19, 2022 in The Hague, Netherlands (with a hybrid option).

You can review the materials discussed at the meeting here.

You can review the Conclusions and Recommendations from the meeting here.

The object of the Hague Child Support Convention is to "ensure the effective international recovery of child support and other forms of family maintenance" through
a) establishing a comprehensive system of co-operation between the authorities of the
Contracting States;
b) making available applications for the establishment of maintenance decisions;
c) providing for the recognition and enforcement of maintenance decisions; and
d) requiring effective measures for the prompt enforcement of maintenance decisions.

In the United States, the Department of Health and Human Services serves as the U.S. Central Authority for the Hague Child Support Convention.

Melissa Kucinski

Melissa Kucinski works with family lawyers to strategically resolve their clients’ complex international cases. A fellow of the AAML, the IAFL, and chair of international family law committees in the American Bar and New York State Bar Associations, Melissa is a respected colleague to have on any legal team. A former consultant for the Hague Conference on Private International Law, member of the Uniform Law Commission’s Joint Editorial Board on Uniform Family Laws, and member of the U.S. Secretary of State’s Advisory Committee on Private International Law, Melissa maintains a robust network to help her clients in international disputes.

https://mkfamily.law/