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The password was emailed to all members on 05.06.2025

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Alison Green (Consultant, MI Member firm Mackrell LLP, London) chaired the meeting at which Geeta Patel (Senior Associate Mackrell LLP, London) presented to the group on jurisdictional issues in international divorce cases, with focus on how English courts determine jurisdiction and handle temporary measures like Hemain injunctions. This subject sits at the very heart of modern family law practice. In an increasingly globalised world, where families live, work, and build their lives across multiple countries, questions of jurisdiction—which court has the authority to hear a divorce or resolve related disputes—have become some of the most intricate and consequential issues confronting practitioners today.

Participants shared experiences from different jurisdictions, including Scotland, Canada and the Philippines, discussing residency requirements and challenges in cross-border family law cases. The discussion concluded with updates to LinkedIn groups and plans to share meeting materials through Mackrell International Family Law's LinkedIn group.

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The call focused on international family law, particularly in cases involving children, with Michael Zimmerman presenting on the topic. Michael emphasized the complexity of international family law, highlighting the Hague Convention on International Child Abduction as a key framework for handling cross-border custody disputes. He discussed important factors to consider in such cases, including the concept of habitual residence, time limitations, and exceptions to the convention, while also addressing questions from other legal professionals, followed by a Q&A. 

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Alison introduced Katie, who discussed the Family Wizard, a web-based co-parenting platform, founded in the US in 2001, designed to facilitate communication between divorced and separated parents, highlighting its features such as timestamping messages, a tone meter, a shared calendar, and an expense log. She also discussed the platform's pricing, fee waiver process, and new features like the calls feature and the messaging platform with a tone meter. Katie mentioned that the platform has court order approval in England and Wales. Lastly, she discussed the platform's global usage, its availability in different countries.

Download and view a comprehensive summary of the session with a video link below.

The password was emailed to all members on 05.06.2025

Video Summary

Alison introduced Katie, who discussed the Family Wizard, a web-based co-parenting platform, founded in the US in 2001, designed to facilitate communication between divorced and separated parents, highlighting its features such as timestamping messages, a tone meter, a shared calendar, and an expense log. She also discussed the platform's pricing, fee waiver process, and new features like the calls feature and the messaging platform with a tone meter. Katie mentioned that the platform has court order approval in England and Wales. Lastly, she discussed the platform's global usage, its availability in different countries.