Upcoming Events
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Annual International Family Law Year-in-Review
Join Melissa Kucinski (USA) and James Netto (UK) for their annual update on the top international family law happenings for the past calendar year.
World Congress of Children
The Congress is a major international event, held every 4 years, focusing on the rights of children and youth, and family law and family processes.
The International Family Law Year-in-Review
Join international family law experts from the US and UK as they provide the most fascinating and important legal updates in the field of international family law for the past year. Get a year's worth of updates in 1 and a half hours.
Understanding the Role of INTERPOL in International Parental Abduction Cases
Both family lawyers and clients may have some basic understanding that in some situations where a parent unilaterally removes their child from one country, and takes them to another, that parent may have committed a crime. INTERPOL, the International Criminal Police Organization, may be involved in some of these cases. When will INTERPOL issue a notice after a parental child abduction? How can a client seek a notice from INTERPOL if their child has been abducted? What is the process for deleting an INTERPOL notice or other request for police cooperation, so as not to impede the child’s travel in the future? What happens if your client/their child is stopped at a border crossing in the future, because of an INTERPOL notice? Learn more about the fundamentals of INTERPOL as an organization, and how you can best advocate for their Client before INTERPOL in international parental child abduction cases.
The Role of In-Camera Interviews in Hague Abduction Convention Cases
Judges are increasingly interviewing children during Hague Abduction Convention proceedings in the United States, yet there remains a lack of guardrails to ensure this less formal process protects the child, the parents, and the integrity of the proceeding.
U.S. Judicial Interviews of Children in Court Cases
Melissa will join an all-star panel (remotely) to discuss the views of children in court cases, with a focus on the U.S. Uniform Law Commission’s Drafting Committee on Judicial Interviews of Children.
Maryland’s Adoption of the Uniform Child Abduction Prevention Act
This informative and practical program will focus on the new Maryland Child Abduction Prevention Act statute codified in Maryland Family Law Article Section 9.7-101 through 9.7-111 (effective October 1, 2023). MCAPA authorizes a court to order child abduction prevention measures in certain child custody proceedings; authorizes certain parties to petition the court for child abduction prevention measures; establishes requirements for a petition under the Act; provides factors for determining whether a credible risk of child abduction exists; establishes requirements for an abduction prevention order; authorizes a court to issue a warrant for physical custody of a child. This is a must attend program for anyone who handles child custody cases.