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Expert witnesses and reports – these are often a thorn in the side for many lawyers because of the difficult questions they bring up for those who need them. How much will they cost? Is it worth the time and money to have one done? Whom should I hire, or even where do...
Narkis Golan, a U.S. citizen, won a historic 9-0 victory in her international child custody case, Golan v. Saada, before the U.S. Supreme Court on June 15. Golan’s case was the fifth 1980 Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction case ever heard. On Oct. 19, Golan was found dead in her apartment. The tragic end to…
“These are basically the two most important cases to be decided by any court in the world regarding this treaty.” “The story is that if the court finds there is a grave risk of harm for the child, the court should not send the child back, full stop.” -Michael Scharf, BakerHostetler Professor of Law, School of Law, Case Western Reserve…
By BECKY RASPE | Cleveland Jewish News Another habitual residence case, Golan v. Saada, involving a local family practice law firm will be heard March 22 by the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C. The term “habitual residence” is essentially the location where a child has spent most of his or her life, or where he or she has the…
In Monasky v. Taglieri, SCOTUS took the opportunity to define “habitual residence” and proclaimed a uniform legal standard for the first time. The decision alters the trajectory of U.S. Hague Convention jurisprudence on this issue. By Amy Keating and Chris Reynolds, Family Lawyers* On December 11, 2019, the United States Supreme Court (SCOTUS) heard oral argument in Monasky v. Taglieri,1…
A decision was recently reached in Taglieri v. Monasky, the habitual residence case involving local family practice law firm Zashin & Rich that on June 13 went to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit in Cincinnati. “Habitual residence” refers to the location where a child has spent most of his or her life, or where he or…
We are returning from oral argument in Cincinnati with our appellate co-counsel from Gibson Dunn (and fellow co-counsel Joan Meier, professor at George Washington University Law School, rooting us on from D.C.). Congratulations to Aidan Taft Grano for delivering our exceptional argument! Zashin & Rich, specifically Andrew Zashin, Christopher Reynolds and Amy Keating (all adjunct professors at Case Western Reserve…
Summer is almost here and many families will take vacations near and far. While the thought of traveling with children – small children, in particular – can be daunting, the legal aspect does not need to be scary. Special permission for travel is usually only necessary if you will be crossing international borders. While it can never hurt to travel…
Download PDF of Press Release An en banc session of a United States Court of Appeals is a case that involves complex issues or involving matter of exceptional public importance. In fact, it is so exceptional it is practically the last appellate step before the court of last resort—the United States Supreme Court. Taglieri v. Monasky, 2017 U.S. App. LEXIS…
Halle Berry’s personal family saga continues to evolve (see our previous posts on Berry’s child custody case here and here, and a related one involving Kelly Rutherford.) Just a few days ago, on Thanksgiving Day, a fight broke out between Gabriel Aubry, the father of Berry’s daughter Nahla, and Olivier Martinez, Berry’s fiancée. Apparently, Aubry was arrested at Halle’s house…