MK Family Law

The governing body of the Hague Conference on Private International Law, its Council on General Affairs and Policy , met from March 1-5, 2021 online.  This body dictates the work of the Hague Conference.  There were a few family law items on the agenda, and the Conclusions and Decisions reached by the CGAP can be found here .   Some family law highlights include: 1. The Permanent Bureau will finalize the draft Practical Guide on cross-border recognition and enforcement of agreements reached in the course of family matters involving children, to be circulated to the organization's members for comment, and then submitted to the CGAP for its approval in one year (2022).  You can learn more about this project here .   2. The CGAP approved preparations for the Special Commission (SC) meeting on the Hague Abduction and Hague Child Protection Conventions, to be held the second half of calendar year 2023.   Up for discussion at this SC meeting will b...

The Hague Conference's (HCCH) Council on General Affairs and Policy (the organization's governing body) holds an annual meeting, typically in March, to set forth an agenda for the organization's work over the coming year.  The meeting is attended by representatives of Member States.  Prior to each year's Council meeting, the Permanent Bureau (PB) staff prepare a variety of useful documents related to the organization's work .  There are a variety of family law topics on the Council agenda for the March 2021 (tentative) meeting.  Included among those topics is planning for the organization's next Special Commission meeting on the 1980 Child Abduction and 1996 Child Protection Conventions.  Special Commission meetings are scheduled once every (approximately) five years and serve as a meeting for Members and relevant international organizations to discuss the practical operation of a specific treaty.  The 1980 and 1996 Conventions are routinely packaged togeth...