HCCH Family Law Briefings, March 2013

The International Family Law Briefings of the Hague Conference are quarterly updates provided by its Permanent Bureau regarding the work of the Hague Conference in this field.

The Briefings for March are now available:

Content March 2013

  • Introduction
  • The 2007 Hague Child Support Convention: an update
    • Entry into Force
    • Caseworker’s Practical Handbook
    • Electronic Country Profile
    • Explanatory Report in Spanish
    • Heidelberg Global Maintenance Conference: March 2013
    • New 2007 Child Support Convention. Materials developed to assist Judges and the General Public
    • Fundraising continues for iSupport, the future electronic case management, communications and fund transfer system under the 2007 Convention
  • The 1993 Hague Intercountry Adoption Convention: an update
    • Meeting of an Expert Group on the financial aspects of intercountry adoption (8–9 October 2012)
    • Working Group to develop a common approach to preventing and addressing illicit practices in intercountry adoption cases
    • Francophone Workshop on the 1993 Hague Intercountry Adoption Convention, (Dakar, Senegal, 27–30 November 2012)
  • Special Commission on the practical operation of the Apostille Convention (The Hague, 6-9 Novembe 2012)
  • UNICEF Conference on the Theory and Practice of Child Protection Systems (New Delhi, India, 13–16 November 2012)
  • Opening of the Centre for Private International Law of the Hague Conventions in Niš, Serbia
  • The Hague Children’s Conventions: Status Update