Losing custody in an international divorce

Losing custody in an international divorce

Turkish mother moved back home I have represented several Turkish nationals in a variety of scenarios. Recently, I was contacted by a panicked young mother. While in Turkey with her son, she had been served with an Oklahoma petition for dissolution of marriage and...

What is the habitual residence of a child?

What is the habitual residence of a child? European Court of Justice: According to the European Court of Justice, a child’s place of habitual residence is the place which, in practice, is the centre of that child’s life. It is for the national court to determine, on...