Child abduction: Communication is key

Rayden Solicitors | Family Law Journal | July/August 2021 #205
Shazia Khan examines guidance from the Court of Appeal as to issues of consent in child abduction proceedings In Re G, by delivering the children to the mother and arranging for their travel documents including their birth certificates, the father had ‘fatally compromised’ his case that consent had not been given for their removal. In …

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Child abduction: Out of sight

VWV | Family Law Journal | February 2019 #183
Carly Weyman provides a reminder of key considerations when dealing with child abduction, in particular in relation to non-1980 Hague Convention countries ‘The situation is more complex for a parent whose child has been taken to a country that is not a signatory to the 1980 Hague Convention, as the non-contracting country is not obliged …

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Child Abduction: Examining options

Heaney Watson | Family Law Journal | March 2016 #154
Simon Heaney and Hannah Williams set out a reminder of the remedies available to left-behind parents in both the criminal and civil courts ‘Legal aid is available for left-behind parents whose children have been removed to England or Wales, and many countries will meet, or at least subsidise, the legal costs of the left-behind parent.’The …

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