Enforcing child support orders can present issues and complications even in the best of cases. Those issues may be compounded if the obligor does not reside in the United States. As Aaron Weems, a partner in our Montgomery County office and editor of our Pennsylvania Family Law Blog, recently posted, the United States has taken another step toward ratifying the Hague Convention on International Recovery of Child Support and Other Forms of Family Maintenance. As Aaron points out, if ratified, the Hague Convention can be an effective tool for ensuring that a parent cannot abandon their financial obligations to their children just by leaving the country. The post is well worth reading.
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