In international child custody cases where there are at least two jurisdictions involved such as California and Singapore, or Los Angeles and Barcelona, if there is a dispute as to which jurisdiction should be controlling, even under the Hague Convention on International Child Abduction, lawyers will have to be retained in both countries. They need to be able to work together to present a united front, and a concerted legal theory in order for the client to prevail.

When we work with lawyers in another jurisdiction the first thing we do is to establish a good relationship and determine what is going to be the best way to proceed. We have worked with local counsel in Norway, Portugual, Singapore, Thailand, Mexico, Canada, England, Hong Kong, Australia, New Zealand, Moscow and others.

International Child Custody cases are frequently complex and require experienced lawyers who are capable of working with multiple factors such as different languages, legal systems and cultures.