Maintenance and child support in private international law / Lara Walker.
2015
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Author
Title
Maintenance and child support in private international law / Lara Walker.
Published
Oxford ; Portland, Oregon : Hart Publishing, 2015.
Copyright
©2015
Call Number
K7195 .W35 2015
ISBN
9781849467179
184946717X
184946717X
Description
xix, 328 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
System Control No.
(OCoLC)893893997
Summary
In this book, the provisions in EU Maintenance Regulation no 4/2009 and the Hague Maintenance Convention of 2007 are analysed in order to discover what developments and therefore potential improvements have been made in relation to the recovery of maintenance from abroad. It also includes an empirical study on the first year of operation of the Maintenance Regulation.
Note
"This book is based on the author's doctoral thesis, which was presented for the degree of PhD at the University of Aberdeen in September 2013"--Page vii.
In this book, the provisions in EU Maintenance Regulation no 4/2009 and the Hague Maintenance Convention of 2007 are analysed in order to discover what developments and therefore potential improvements have been made in relation to the recovery of maintenance from abroad. It also includes an empirical study on the first year of operation of the Maintenance Regulation.
In this book, the provisions in EU Maintenance Regulation no 4/2009 and the Hague Maintenance Convention of 2007 are analysed in order to discover what developments and therefore potential improvements have been made in relation to the recovery of maintenance from abroad. It also includes an empirical study on the first year of operation of the Maintenance Regulation.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 313-322) and index.
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Table of Contents
Series Editors' Preface
v
Preface
vii
Table of Cases
xiii
Table of Legislation
xvii
1.
Introduction
1
I.
Introduction
1
II.
Aim and Structure
2
III.
Methodology
5
IV.
Approach: Pragmatism
6
V.
`Maintenance' as a Concept
8
VI.
Conclusion
14
2.
History of the Recovery of Maintenance from Abroad
15
I.
Introduction
15
II.
First Steps---A Regime for the UK and His Majesty's Dominions
15
III.
First International Regime
16
IV.
Regime Established by the Hague Conference
18
V.
Recovery of Maintenance in Europe
24
VI.
Initial Impact of the Regulation
30
VII.
Conclusion
35
3.
Scope: Maintenance Regulation
37
I.
Introduction
37
II.
Relationships the Regulation Applies to
37
III.
Characterisation
40
IV.
Conclusion
45
4.
Scope: The 2007 Hague Convention
47
I.
Introduction
47
II.
Child Support
48
III.
Spousal Support
49
IV.
Other Forms of Maintenance
50
V.
Conclusion
51
5.
Jurisdiction
52
I.
Introduction
52
II.
Jurisdiction in EU Family Law
53
III.
General Grounds of Jurisdiction
54
IV.
Lack of Coherence and Possible Solutions
56
V.
Choice of Court
65
VI.
Jurisdiction Based on the Appearance of the Defendant
66
VII.
Subsidiary Jurisdiction and Forum Necessitatis---No Room for National Law
67
VIII.
Limits on Bringing Proceedings
69
IX.
Conclusion
72
6.
Hague Protocol on Applicable Law
74
I.
Introduction
74
II.
Scope
75
III.
Law Applicable
78
A.
General Rule
78
B.
Special Rules
80
C.
Choice of Applicable Law
87
IV.
Other Provisions
92
A.
Public Policy and Determining the Amount of Maintenance
92
B.
Exclusion of Renvoi
92
V.
Conclusion
93
7.
Recognition and Enforcement: Regulation
95
I.
Introduction
95
II.
Procedures in the Maintenance Regulation
97
III.
Non-Protocol States
98
IV.
Abolition of Exequatur
105
V.
Possible Issues with the Abolition of Exequatur in EU Regulations
105
VI.
Implications of the Hague Protocol and other Methods of Mitigating the Effect of the Abolition of Exequatur in Maintenance Proceedings
120
A.
Hague Protocol
120
B.
Articles 19 and 21
126
VII.
Are the Separate Procedures Understood in Practice?
129
VIII.
Suitable Alternative Arrangements
136
IX.
Conclusion
144
8.
Recognition and Enforcement: Convention
147
I.
Introduction
147
II.
Scope
148
III.
Jurisdiction
149
A.
Habitual Residence of the Respondent and the Creditor
150
B.
Habitual Residence of the Child
154
C.
Party Autonomy
154
D.
Personal Status
155
IV.
Grounds for Refusal
156
A.
Ex Officio Review
156
B.
Review by the Defendant
157
C.
Summary
164
V.
Procedure for Recognition and Enforcement
165
VI.
Alternative Procedure for Recognition and Enforcement
168
VII.
Conclusion
173
9.
Actual Enforcement
175
I.
Introduction
175
II.
Convention
176
III.
Common Provisions on Central Authorities
179
A.
Ongoing Enforcement of Maintenance Obligations
181
B.
Collect and Transfer Payments
182
C.
Provisional Measures
183
IV.
Enforcement in Europe
183
A.
Procedure
183
B.
Practice So Far
190
V.
Case Law of the ECtHR on Enforcement
192
VI.
Information Technology: iSupport
195
VII.
Conclusion
198
10.
Administrative Cooperation
200
I.
Introduction
200
II.
Designation of Central Authorities
202
III.
General Functions
204
IV.
Specific Functions
206
V.
Legal Assistance
209
VI.
Locate One of the Parties
211
VII.
Information on Income and Other Financial Circumstances, Including the Location of Assets
215
VIII.
Encourage Amicable Solutions
217
IX.
Ongoing Enforcement
219
X.
Collection and Expeditious Transfer
222
XI.
Obtaining of Documentary or Other Evidence
222
XII.
Parentage
223
XIII.
Provisional Measures that have the Purpose of Securing the Outcome of a Pending Maintenance Application
224
XIV.
Service
225
XV.
Practical Application of Selected Provisions
225
A.
Requests for Specific Measures
225
B.
Meeting the Time Requirements
231
XVI.
Potential Future Developments: Designing Suitable Minimum Standards
236
XVII.
Conclusion
244
11.
Conclusion
246
I.
Scope and Characterisation
247
II.
EU Solutions
248
III.
International Solutions
255
IV.
Overall Comments
256
V.
Final Remarks
256
Annex I
258
Annex II
293
Annex III
294
Annex IV
296
Annex V
297
Annex VI
299
Annex VII
301
Annex VIII
307
Bibliography
313
Index
323