«When separation proceedings are taking place in a Member State other than where the child is not habitually resident, the best interests of the child and the proximity criterion, as provided by whereas 12 and 13 of Brussels II a
HIGHLIGHTS AND PICTURES FROM THE JUDICIAL TRAINING ON DIVORCE AND PARENTAL RESPONSIBILITY (Milano, 17 June 2016)
As we announced in a previous post, on last June 17th the Bicocca University of Milano hosted a Judicial Training on divorce and parental responsibility, which was part of the program “EU Judiciary Training on Brussels IIa Regulation: From South
Milan, 17 June 2016: JUDICIAL TRAINING ON DIVORCE AND PARENTAL RESPONSIBILITY UNDER THE BRUSSELS II BIS REGULATION
The University of Milano-Bicocca will host on 17 June 2016 a Judicial Training on divorce and parental responsibility, part of the program “EU Judiciary Training on Brussels IIa Regulation: From South to East”, co-funded by the Justice Programme of
CJEU case law on JURISDICTION
Below you can find all the decisions of the Court of Justice on Jurisdiction in divorce and prorogation of jurisdiction. No. ECLI identifier Name Arts. Key terms Operative part of the judgment 7. EU:C:2007:740 29/11/2007 Sundelind Lopez, C-68/07 Arts. 3
CJEU case law on LIS PENDENS and PROVISIONAL MEASURES
Below you can find all the decisions of the Court of Justice on Lis pendens and Provisional measures No. ECLI identifier Name Arts. Key terms Operative part of the judgment 19. EU:C:2015:654 6/10/2015 A v. B C-489/14 Arts. 16 19
CJEU case law – SCOPE and DEFINITIONS
Below you can find all the decisions of the Court of Justice on Scope and definitions. No. ECLI identifier Name Arts. Key terms Operative part of the judgment 1. EU:C:2007:714 27/11/2007 C, C-435/06 Art. 1 (1) Definition of civil matters
Divorce and parental responsibility – Jurisdiction
The Regulation establishes a general jurisdiction rule based on the habitual residence of the child to ensure a real link between the child and the Member State exercising jurisdiction. Per Article 8 Council Regulation (EC) No. 2201/2003- “The courts
Divorce and parental responsibility – Divorce
The Regulation establishes a general jurisdiction found in Article 3 in matters relating to “legal separation” and “marriage annulment”. A court in a member state has jurisdiction to entertain an action for divorce, separation, or nullity where: Both spouses
Divorce and parental responsibility – Applicable law
The situation becomes more complicated when determining the applicable law, as the Regulation does not directly deal with conflict of laws, as it does not contain rules to determine which law applies to cross-border disputes. The general assumption is that
Divorce and parental responsibility – Recognition and Enforcement of Judgments
Under the Regulation, any EU country must automatically recognise judgements given in another EU country on parental responsibility matters. A judgment on the exercise of parental responsibility enforceable in the EU country where it was issued can be enforced in