The Law Firm of Joel R. Brandes, P.C

The Law Firm of Joel R. Brandes, P.C. is a legal publisher that provides detailed analyses and updates on family law cases, particularly those involving international child custody disputes under the Hague Convention. The firm covers court decisions from various U.S. jurisdictions addressing issues such as habitual residence, wrongful retention or removal of children, custody rights, and defenses under international treaties. Their publications include case summaries and legal reasoning on petitions for the return of children to their countries of habitual residence, jurisdictional challenges, and procedural matters like service of process. The content is focused on family law litigation with an emphasis on cross-border custody and international family law enforcement.

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In  Abouelmagd, v. Semeniuk, 2025 WL 3042413 (United
States District Court, E.D. New York, 2025) 
Amr Abdelrahman
Abouelmagd (“Petitioner”),  petitioned the
Court for the return of his three children, Y.A., M.A., and A.A., to Canada
Petitioner asserted that the

In Tatari v Durust, Not
Reported in Fed. Rptr., 2025 WL 947009 (Second Circuit, 2025) the Second
Circuit affirmed the February 3, 2025, judgment granting the petition of
Petitioner-Appellee Zühtü Tatari and ordering that O.T., the parties’ joint
child, be

In Morales v Restrepo, 2025 WL 939294 (E.D. New
York., 2025) the court granted the petition for the return of the parties’
five-year-old child, L.C., to Colombia from New York.

Petitioner, Sebastian Correa Morales, and
respondent, Juliana Escobar