Author: Brian C. Vertz

This decision contains a good explanation of the reasons why "fair value" is not necessarily appropriate to divorce cases....

Justice Stevens wrote that the non-relocation order was merely a restriction on the mother's custody rights, not "rights of custody" that would justify the more stringent remedy under the Hague Convention....

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the international child custody treaty (the Hague Convention) requires the return of a child who was removed in violation of a non-relocation order....

The Jon and Kate divorce provided another example this week of what not to do....

Texas has once again proven itself to be a haven for the affluent divorcee....