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Actual Case Issue Examples

The following are a few examples of case issues handled by this Law Firm: 


 
INTERNATIONAL   - CONSTRUCTION, CONTRACT & JURISDICTION

·       
U.S.
contractor wrongful termination of foreign sub-contractor on Middle East project.
·        U.S. wholesaler breaches the contract to market products purchased from foreign OEM. 
·        U.S. subcontractor wrongfully terminated from a construction project in a foreign country by U.S. contractor and is forced to     litigate/arbitrate.
·        UNOPS contract dispute on a foreign construction project. 
·        Foreign Judgment Enforcement in the U.S.
·        U.S. Judgment Enforcement in a foreign country.
·        U.S. purchaser failed to pay a foreign company.
·        Service of Process - Foreign citizen, and /or U.S. citizen served in a foreign country [Hague and Non-Hague].

INTERNATIONAL FAMILY LAW CASES
  • Fraudulent “Black Market” Adoption – Unethical adoption agency fraudulently obtained consents from a non-English speaking mother in the Republic of the Marshall Islands.  The child was taken from the mother under the guise of lawful authority.
  • Hague Convention Country Child Abduction – A non-English speaking mother had three children in a foreign country with a U.S. soldier.  The father wrongfully removed the children to the U.S.[1]
  • U.S. Fraudulent Divorce and Child Custody –  a non-English speaking mother was subjected to a fraudulent U.S. divorce and child custody Judgment. 
  • International “Underground” Child Abduction - U.S. father married a foreign citizen.  They resided in the U.S. until she wrongfully took the children and went underground in Europe.  
  • Hague Convention Country Child Abduction - An unwed couple had a child in the U.S.  The father was a U.S. citizen and the mother a foreign citizen.  The mother fled with the child, ignored the father; pursued custody proceedings in a trial court and appellate court. 
  • Unfriendly Nation Child Abduction – Mother had a child with U.S. father.  Mother flees to foreign country unfriendly to U.S. government.[2]
  • Children Missing for Twelve Years - Children taken from the mother remained missing for years and were discovered in Florida.[3]
  • Unfriendly Nation Child Abduction - U.S. mother pursued child taken by father. 
  • Unfriendly Nation Child Abduction - Children taken by wealthy strict Islamist, politically connected father.   Multi-country litigation ensued.
  • Child Support - U.S. mother seeks child support from foreign father.
  • International Divorce – Wife seeks divorce from Islamic husband.
  • Hague Convention Country Visitation - Islamic father seeks assistance in child visitation called “access”.
  • Non-Hague Country Visitation – Husband seeks assurances that divorced wife will return with children from visitation in high risk country.
  • Hague Convention Country Visitation (England) – Father seeks cooperation from foreign court in enforcement of   child custody and visitation order.
  • Service of Process (Numerous Countries) - Foreign citizen, and /or U.S. citizen served in a foreign country.
  • Travel problems and associated passport issues in a disputed custodial relationship.

    INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL LAW ISSUES 
  • Extradition – Does country “X” have an extradition treaty with the U.S. subjecting the person to removal for a crime allegedly committed in country “X.”
  • Foreign Crimes case management.

INTERNATIONAL EXPORT LAW ISSUES

 

-         Are the products properly classified under the export regulations?

-         Are there restrictions on shipments to certain countries subjecting the seller to fines and criminal sanctions?

-         Does the exporter have sufficient training and guidelines to comply with export regulations?  


U.S.
DOMESTIC FAMILY “CHILD CUSTODY” CASE ISSUES
 

The following are a few examples of child custody issues involving the “taking of children” which this Law Firm has handled.

 ·        Interstate Parental Child Abduction - Unmarried male and female living in another state had a child.  The father left the state with the child and went underground.
·        Interstate Grandparent Abduction – Paternal Grandparents took child being raised by Maternal Grandparents to another state because mother was unfit.
·        Interstate Grandparents Rights – Grandparents fight for child custody due to unfit children unable to raise their own children.  
·        Intrastate Grandparent Rights - Unmarried, reckless eighteen year old gave birth to a healthy child.  Drug abuse involved.  Maternal Grandparents pursued custody.
·        Fraudulent Guardianship – Illegal Alien mistreated and deceived into fraudulent
Guardianship proceeding after signing alleged power of attorney.  
 


[1] See the television news media coverage

[2] See the news media coverage in Time and Newsweek magazines.

[3] See the video


 


In The News
  • International Private Investigator
  • Reverse Elian Gonzalez in Newsweek
  • Reverse Elian Gonzalez in Time



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