Terminology: International family law | travel | foreign spouses | Hague Convention | jurisdiction | foreign religious marriage customs | religious marriage vs. civil marriage ceremony | Recent Cases from the Texas Supreme Court Alfonso v. Skadden, No. 07-0321 (Tex. Mar. 28, 2008)(per curiam) (child custody jurisdiction, international family law, service by publication) ANA MARIA TARQUIS ALFONSO v. MICHAEL SKADDEN; from Harris County; 14th district (14-05-00489-CV & 14-05-00488-CV, ___ SW3d ___, 03-06-07) Opinion below: Skadden v. Tarquis (Tex. App.- Houston [14th Dist.] Mar. 6, 2007, pet. filed) motion to strike reply brief dismissed as moot Pursuant to Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 59.1, after granting the petition for review and without hearing oral argument, the Court reverses the court of appeals' judgment and renders judgment. Recent Cases from Houston ---> Also see Splitsville Appeals Blog Islamic marriage agreement for husband to pay wife $50,000 (later) was not premarital - enforcement provision reversed along with property division in divorce decree Ahmed v. Ahmed (Tex.App.- Houston [14th Dist.] June 17, 2008)(Yates) (divorce, Islamic marriage, enforceability of agreement for payment of money as prenup) AFFIRMED IN PART; REVERSED & REMANDED IN PART: Opinion by Justice Brock Yates Before Justices Brock Yates, Guzman and Brown 14-07-00008-CV Amir Ahmed v. Afreen S. Ahmed Appeal from 308th District Court of Harris County Trial Court Judge: Judge Georgia Dempster Concurring and Dissenting Opinion by Justice Guzman Duruji v. Duruji (Tex.App.- Houston [14th Dist.] Feb. 27, 2007)(Fowler)(foreign divorce) AFFIRMED IN PART; REVERSED & REMANDED IN PART: Opinion by Justice Fowler Before Justices Fowler, Edelman and Frost 14-05-01185-CV In the Matter of the Marriage of Obinna Duruji and Esther Oby Duruji Appeal from 309th District Court of Harris County Related Cases from other Texas Courts and News Items |
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