Our firm recently received an acknowledgment from the US Department of State, Bureau of Consular Affairs, US Central Authority for the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction for our role in having the Southern District of New York Order the return of two children to their father in Norway. According to […]
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Hague Convention International Child Abduction by Parent Case argued by New Jersey Divorce Attorneys Gourvitz & Gourvitz LLC In this case, the mother was both a United States and Norwegian citizen who was raised in Norway by her parents. She married the father, had two sons and then divorced him under the guise of wanting […]
5 Things You Need to Know about Child Abduction and Family Law? Parental abduction occurs more than people realize. The anger and desperation felt by parents when their marriages end or when they believe they might not be able to see their child prompts many of them to take drastic measures. A kidnapping by a […]
Child abduction, usually involving one parent, is becoming more rampant in this multi-cultural age with parents of diverse nationalities. In this blog, we address parental abduction to other states or countries, and not the other forms of sordid abduction such as kidnapping for ransom or sex trafficking. This blog also centers on the New York […]
Elliot and Ari Gourvitz were admitted to the District of Vermont in April 2018. The firm was hired to represent the Father, a Petitioning parent, pursuant to the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects on International Child Abduction. The Mother abducted her two children from Mexico City, Mexico, to Burlington, Vermont. Originally admitted pro hac […]
The Gourvitz firm had the New Jersey District Court Return an abducted child to Denmark after the Father wrongfully retained the Child in the United States. The Father was only to travel to the United States for a one month vacation, but refused to return him for over a year. After the firm located the […]
On May 29, 2015 the Supeior Court of New Jersey Appellate Division ruled in favor of Gourvitz & Gourvitz LLC in a Hague child abduction case involving the award of attorney fees to Plaintiff. The Court ultimately found that, ” Defendant’s arguments lack sufficient merit to warrant discussion in a written opinon,” and that there […]
Dear Mr. Gourvitz, With Thanksgiving just days away, we take this opportunity to express our gratitude to you for participating in the Hague Convention Attorney Network! You are part of a truly generous nationwide all-volunteer network that has made the Hague Convention remedy an affordable reality for hundreds of parents in Treaty-partner countries. It cannot […]