International Child Abduction & Relocation
Fighting Relocation
My ‘ex’ wife wants to emigrate abroad with our children. She wants to go to New Zealand , where her sister lives, and where she says she can give the children a better quality of life. She is a qualified nurse, and says she can earn much more there. I think she just wants to neutralize me and distance me from the children. She says if I do not agree, she will file for permission from the court. What can I do ?
International Child Abduction & Relocation •Fighting RelocationCan a father who wishes to fight an emigration plea filed at the family court on the children’s behalf by the mother, claim that it has no jurisdiction to hear the case because his ex-wife agreed to the rabbinical court having jurisdiction over custody during their divorce hearings ?
International Child Abduction & Relocation •Fighting RelocationNo ! Once the parties are divorced, the father can no longer rely on the mother’s consent to rabbinical court jurisdiction for issues related to the children that was given in the context of divorce plea hearings . Once there is a divorce plea the custody issue is automatically bound to the plea but once the couple are divorced the rabbinical court can only gain custody where there is mutual consent of the parties. That means the consent of the mother, and of the minors.
My wife has applied for permission to raise our child abroad. The clinical psychologist has made a report recommending emigration and I think the judge will accept her findings. What can I do ?
International Child Abduction & Relocation •Fighting RelocationI am in the process of divorcing in Israel . My wife wants custody and wants to relocate to the United States, where she was raised, taking our son with her. To me this is unimaginable as I am sure that instead of being a father I would turn into a distant uncle. What legal action should I take ?
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