Entering the Forum Shops: How to Initiate a Family Law Action Against a Foreign Party

• Author: Ariel Leichter-Maroko
• Pages: 18-21

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Entering the Forum Shops

How to Initiate a Family Law Action

Against a Foreign Party By ARIEL LEICHTER-MAROKO

Many family law practitio-

ners will encounter at least

one case involving a party

outside the United States.

While a state’s substantive

family laws may treat such a party no dier-

ent from any other, the same cannot be said

for the procedures needed to bring that party

to court. Attorneys who ignore the proce-

dural nuances of such a case do so at their

own peril. By the same token, knowing what

to do at the early stages of such a case can

have a huge impact on its outcome.

Published in Family Advocate, Volume 43, Number 2, Fall 2020. © 2020 by the American Bar Association. Reproduced with permission. All rights reserved. This information or any portion thereof

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