Does Mexico have the jurisdiction and power to decide divorce and child custody matters where one parent resides in New York and is a United States citizen, while the other party resides in Mexico and the child is a United States citizen temporarily residing in Mexico?
It is important to note that both Mexico and the United States are governed by the Hague Convention which sets forth the International law for Child custody. This forum also deals with child abduction cases that occur between both countries. As such, absent extraordinary emergency circumstances the laws and decisions related to custody generally result […]