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Law Reports - Abduction

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Case summary

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Practice Note Child Abduction unit - Lord Chancellor's Department [1993] 1 F.L.R. 804
Abduction - Acquiescence - Child in care of parent serving prison term Re D (Abduction: Acquiescence) [1999] 1 F.L.R. 36
Abduction - Acquiescence - Failing to seek summary return Re B (Abduction: Acquiescence) [1999] 2 F.L.R. 818
Abduction - Acquiescence - Letter to solicitors from father stating he would reluctantly consider children remaining abroad Re I (Abduction: Acquiescence) [1999] 1 F.L.R. 778
Abduction - Adoption - US twins FLINTSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL v K [Family Division] [2001] 2 F.L.R. 476
Abduction - Asylum - Summary return RE S (CHILD ABDUCTION: ASYLUM APPEAL) [Family Division] [2002] 2 F.L.R. 437
Abduction - Asylum appeal - Summary return to country of origin under wardship jurisdiction RE S (CHILD ABDUCTION: ASYLUM APPEAL) [Court of Appeal] [2002] 2 F.L.R. 465
Abduction - Child abuse - Child retained by parent on basis of allegations of abuse Re S (Abduction: Return into Care) [1999] 1 F.L.R. 843
Abduction - Child brought to England from France by father in breach of non-removal order - Exercise of court's discretion VIGREUX v MICHEL [Court of Appeal] [2006] 2 F.L.R. 1180
Abduction - Child brought to England from Spain by father - Mother's application under Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction 1980 compromised on basis that child would live with father Re M (Abduction: Conflict of Jurisdiction) [Family Division] [2000] 2 F.L.R. 372
Abduction - Child objecting to return - Separate representation of child RE J (ABDUCTION: CHILD'S OBJECTIONS TO RETURN) [Court of Appeal] [2004] 2 F.L.R. 64
Abduction - Child objecting to return - Whether exercise of discretion to refuse a return RE L (ABDUCTION: CHILD'S OBJECTIONS TO RETURN) [Family Division] [2002] 2 F.L.R. 1042
Abduction - Child of 16 - Application for return made when child only 15 Re H (Abduction:Child of 16) [Family Division] [2000] 2 F.L.R. 51
Abduction - Children's views - Genuine and independent objection to return ZAFFINO v ZAFFINO (ABDUCTION: CHILDREN'S VIEWS) [Court of Appeal] [2006] 1 F.L.R. 410
Abduction - Child's views - Age of child RE J AND K (ABDUCTION: OBJECTIONS OF CHILD) [Family Division] [2005] 1 F.L.R. 273
Abduction - Consent - Acquiescence Re M (Abduction) (Consent: Acquiescence) [1999] 1 F.L.R. 171
Abduction - Consent - Expert evidence from each side RE P (ABDUCTION: CONSENT) [Court of Appeal] [2004] 2 F.L.R. 1057
Abduction - Consent - Unequivocal consent T v T (Abduction: Consent) [1999] 2 F.L.R. 912
Abduction - Consent established - Judicial discretion Re D(Abduction:Discretionary Return) [Family Division] [2000] 1 F.L.R. 24
Abduction - Custody rights - Determination sought from requesting state RE D (ABDUCTION: RIGHTS OF CUSTODY) [House of Lords] [2007] 1 F.L.R. 961
Abduction - Custody rights - Unmarried father RE J (ABDUCTION: ACQUIRING CUSTODY RIGHTS BY CARING FOR CHILD) [Family Division] [2005] 2 F.L.R. 791
Abduction - Custody rights - Whether imprisonment suspended custody rights RE A (ABDUCTION: RIGHTS OF CUSTODY: IMPRISONMENT) [Family Division] [2004] 1 F.L.R. 1
Abduction - Declaration of wrongful removal - Unmarried father seeking parental responsibility order Re J (Abduction: Declaration of Wrongful Removal) [1999] 2 F.L.R. 653
Abduction - Defences - Grave risk of psychological harm Re C (Abduction: Grave Risk of Psychological Harm) [1999] 1 F.L.R. 1145
Abduction - Defences - Grave risk or intolerable situation RE W (ABDUCTION: DOMESTIC VIOLENCE) [Family Division] [2004] 2 F.L.R. 499
Abduction - Evidence - Absence of opportunity to counter evidence of harm RE H (ABDUCTION: DOMINICA: CORPORAL PUNISHMENT) [Court of Appeal] [2007] 1 F.L.R. 72
Abduction - Evidence - Disclosure to immigration authorities Re B (Abduction: False Immigration Information) [Family Division] [2000] 2 F.L.R. 835
Abduction - Ex parte order for return - Whether abducting parent deprived of fair trial Human rights Re J (Abduction: Wrongful Removal) [Court of Appeal] [2000] 1 F.L.R. 78
Abduction - Extradition - Habeas corpus O v Governor of Holloway Prison and Government of the USA [Queen's Bench Division] [2000] 1 F.L.R. 147
Abduction - Grave risk of harm - Mother feared second husband TB v JB (ABDUCTION: GRAVE RISK OF HARM) [Court of Appeal] [2001] 2 F.L.R. 515
Abduction - Grave risk of harm or intolerable situation - Potential splitting of family if return ordered Re C (Abduction: Grave Risk of Physical or Psychological Harm) [1999] 2 F.L.R. 478
Abduction - Habitual residence - Brief stay in Spain Re N (Abduction: Habitual Residence) [Family Division] [2000] 2 F.L.R. 899
Abduction - Habitual residence - Consent Re H (Abduction:Habitual Residence Consent) [Family Divison] [2000] 2 F.L.R. 294
Abduction - Habitual residence - Consent order in Australia regulating residence and schooling in England E v E [Family Division] [2007] 1 F.L.R. 1977
Abduction - Habitual residence - Family Law Act 1986, s. 41 RE S (A CHILD: ABDUCTION) [Court of Appeal] [2003] 1 F.L.R. 1008
Abduction - Habitual residence - Inherent jurisdiction RE D (ABDUCTION: HABITUAL RESIDENCE) [Family Division] [2005] 2 F.L.R. 403
Abduction - Habitual residence - Right of custody/access RE G (ABDUCTION: RIGHTS OF CUSTODY) [Family Division] [2002] 2 F.L.R. 703
Abduction - Habitual residence - Surrogacy W AND B v H (CHILD ABDUCTION: SURROGACY) [Family Division] [2002] 1 F.L.R. 1008
Abduction - Habitual residence - Test applied RE R (ABDUCTION: HABITUAL RESIDENCE) [Family Division] [2004] 1 F.L.R. 216
Abduction - Habitual residence - Unilateral decision by one parent to remain abroad with children B v H (HABITUAL RESIDENCE: WARDSHIP) [Family Division] [2002] 1 F.L.R. 388
Abduction - Hague Abduction Convention -Refusal to return RE A (ABDUCTION: HABITUAL RESIDENCE) [FD] [2007] 2 F.L.R. 129
Abduction - Hague Convention - Father Iraqi national and mother USA national wishing to meet in England after father abducted child A v A (Abduction: Jurisdiction) [1995] 1 F.L.R. 341
Abduction - Hague Convention - Habitual residence Re M (Abduction: Habitual Residence) [1996] 1 F.L.R. 887
Abduction - Hague Convention 1980 - Defences RE M (ABDUCTION: CHILD'S OBJECTIONS) [CA] [2007] 2 F.L.R. 72
Abduction - Hague Convention Proceedings - Joinder of child as a party RE H (ABDUCTION) [Court of Appeal] [2007] 1 F.L.R. 242
Abduction - Hague Convention, Art 12 - Settlement RE C (ABDUCTION: SETTLEMENT) [Family Division] [2005] 1 F.L.R. 127
Abduction - Human rights - Application in non-Convention country RE J (CHILD RETURNED ABROAD: HUMAN RIGHTS) [Court of Appeal] [2004] 2 F.L.R. 85
Abduction - Human rights - Return under Hague Convention potential breach of rights S v B (ABDUCTION: HUMAN RIGHTS) [Family Division] [2005] 2 F.L.R. 878
Abduction - Immigration - No right to return to country of habitual residence RE R (ABDUCTION: IMMIGRATION CONCERNS) [Family Division] [2005] 1 F.L.R. 33
Abduction - Inherent jurisdiction - Forum T v R (ABDUCTION: FORUM CONVENIENS) [Court of Appeal] [2002] 2 F.L.R. 544
Abduction - Intolerable situation - Lack of impartiality of Israeli Beth Din Re S (Abduction: Intolerable situation: Beth Din [Family Division] [2000] 1 F.L.R. 454
Abduction - Intolerable situation - Mother's physical fear of father Re M (Abduction:Intolerable Situation) [Family Divison] [2000] 1 F.L.R. 930
Abduction - Intolerable situation - Views of child Re T (Abduction: Child's Objections to Return) [Court of Appeal] [2000] 2 F.L.R. 192
Abduction - Jurisdiction - Order under Hague Convention by foreign court Re L (Abduction: Pending Criminal Proceedings) [1999] 1 F.L.R. 433
Abduction - Leave to appeal - Intolerable situation Re M (Abduction: Leave to Appeal) [1999] 2 F.L.R. 550
Abduction - Non-Convention country - Lengthy period of negotiation Re Z (Abduction: Non-Convention Country) [1999] 1 F.L.R. 1270
Abduction - Non-Convention country - Welfare of child Re E (Abduction: Non-Convention Country) [1999] 2 F.L.R. 642
Abduction - Non-Convention country - Whether duty of court to determine the question of a peremptory return Re JA (Child Abduction: Non-Convention Country) [1998] 1 F.L.R. 231
Abduction - Non-Hague Convention countries - Saudi Arabia RE J (CHILD RETURNED ABROAD: CONVENTION RIGHTS) [House of Lords] [2005] 2 F.L.R. 802
Abduction - Obligation to hear the child - Obligation to conclude proceedings within 6 weeks RE F (ABDUCTION: CHILD'S WISHES) [CA] [2007] 2 F.L.R. 697
Abduction - Pakistan - Child returned to country of habitual residence for determination of future RE H (CHILD ABDUCTION: MOTHER'S ASYLUM) [Family Division] [2003] 2 F.L.R. 1105
Abduction - Procedure - Collaboration with foreign jurisdictions Re M and J (Abduction: International Judicial Collaboration) [Family Division] [2000] 1 F.L.R. 803
Abduction - Recognition of foreign judgment - Habitual residence RE T AND J (ABDUCTION: RECOGNITION OF FOREIGN JUDGMENT) [Family Division] [2006] 2 F.L.R. 1290
Abduction - Residence order - Four-year separation from daughter RE C (ABDUCTION: RESIDENCE AND CONTACT) [Family Division] [2006] 2 F.L.R. 277
Abduction - Return order made under Hague Convention - Whether there is power temporarily to lift stay on domestic proceedings to make detailed provisions in a late hearing of any disputed welfare issues, including authorising a CAFCASS officer to visit the child abroad RE EC (CHILD ABDUCTION: STAYED PROCEEDINGS) [Court of Appeal] [2007] 1 F.L.R. 57
Abduction - Rights of custody - Court's rights of custody Re H. (Abduction: Rights of Custody) [House of Lords] [2000] 1 F.L.R. 374
Abduction - Rights of custody - Habitual residence RE S (ABDUCTION: CUSTODY RIGHTS) [Court of Appeal] [2002] 2 F.L.R. 815
Abduction - Rights of Custody - Irish court granting interim custody to mother and access to father Re H (Abduction:Rights of Custody) [Court of Appeal] [2000] 1 F.L.R. 201
Abduction - Rights of custody - Right to be informed about plan to leave country of habitual residence Re V-B (Abduction: Custody Rights) [1999] 2 F.L.R. 192
Abduction - Rights of custody - Unmarried parents RE E (ABDUCTION: RIGHTS OF CUSTODY) [Family Division] [2005] 2 F.L.R. 759
Abduction - Risk of physical danger and emotional harm - Rigorous scrutiny of abductor's evidence RE D (ARTICLE 13B: NON-RETURN) [Court of Appeal] [2006] 2 F.L.R. 305
Abduction - Settlement - Physical and emotional settlement RE C (ABDUCTION: SETTLEMENT) (NO 2) [Family Division] [2005] 1 F.L.R. 938
Abduction - Settlement - Physical settlement for over one year CANNON v CANNON [Court of Appeal] [2005] 1 F.L.R. 169
Abduction - Summary return - Brussels II Revised, Art 11 RE A (CUSTODY DECISION AFTER MALTESE NON-RETURN ORDER) [Family Division] [2007] 1 F.L.R. 1923
Abduction - Unmarried father - Rights of custody RE H (CHILD ABDUCTION) (UNMARRIED FATHER: RIGHTS OF CUSTODY) [Family Division] [2003] 2 F.L.R. 153
Abduction - Wrongful removal - Custody rights Re C (Abduction: Wrongful Removal) [1999] 2 F.L.R. 859
Abduction - Wrongful removal - Custody rights Re D (Abduction: Custody Rights) [1999] 2 F.L.R. 626
Abduction - Wrongful retention - Child placed in UK by Texan adoption agency Re JS (Private International Adoption) [Family Division] [2000] 2 F.L.R. 638
Child - Child abduction - Mother removing child out of country of habitual residence without father's consent Re C (A Minor) (Abduction) [1989] 1 F.L.R. 403
Child - Child abduction - Mother wrongfully removing child out of country of habitual residence Re G (A Minor) (Abduction) [1989] 2 F.L.R. 475
Child - Child abduction - Wrongful retention of child by father outside country of habitual residence Re E (A Minor) (Abduction) [1989] 1 F.L.R. 135
Child - Child abduction - Wrongful retention of child by mother outside country of habitual residence Re A (A Minor) (Abduction) [1988] 1 F.L.R. 365
Child - Custody - Child abduction Re F (Minors) (Custody: Foreign Order) [1989] 1 F.L.R. 335
Child - Joining as party to proceedings - Abduction RE F (ABDUCTION: JOINDER OF CHILD AS PARTY) [CA] [2007] 2 F.L.R. 313
Child - Separate representation - Child in care in Ireland going to live with mother in England and wishing to remain there Re T (Abduction: Appointment of Guardian Ad Litem) [1999] 2 F.L.R. 796
Child abduction - Abduction from country where Hague Convention not yet ratified - Mother removing children wrongfully from country of habitual residence D v D (Child Abduction: Non-Convention Country) [1994] 1 F.L.R. 137
Child abduction - Access - Rights of access under Hague Convention Re T and Others (Minors) (Hague Convention: Access) [1993] 2 F.L.R. 617
Child abduction - Access - Rights of access within Hague Convention Canadian court granting custody to mother and staying access to father Re G (A Minor) (Hague Convention: Access) [1993] 1 F.L.R. 669
Child abduction - Acquiescence - Child brought to England from Cyprus by mother P v P (Abduction: Acquiescence) [1998] 1 F.L.R. 630
Child abduction - Acquiescence - Child wrongfully retained and cared for by mother's sister Re AZ (A Minor) (Abduction: Acquiescence) [1993] 1 F.L.R. 682
Child abduction - Acquiescence - Children's wishes and feelings Re R (Child Abduction: Acquiescence) [1995] 1 F.L.R. 716
Child abduction - Acquiescence - Consenting to making of full residence order Re D (Abduction: Acquiescence) [1998] 1 F.L.R. 686
Child abduction - Acquiescence - Legal advice Re S (Abduction: Acquiescence) [1998] 2 F.L.R. 115
Child abduction - Acquiescence - Mother removing children wrongfully from country of habitual residence Re S (Minors) (Abduction: Acquiescence) [1994] 1 F.L.R. 819
Child abduction - Acquiescence - Whether deception by father precluding him from denying acquiescence Re S (Child Abduction: Acquiescence) [1998] 2 F.L.R. 893
Child abduction - Acquiescence - Whether wronged parent had consented to or subsequently acquiesced in removal or retention of children Re H (Abduction: Acquiescence) [1997] 1 F.L.R. 872
Child abduction - Admission of oral evidence in Hague Convention cases - Whether father had acquiesced in mother's wrongful retention of children in England Re K (Abduction: Child's Objections) [1995] 1 F.L.R. 977
Child abduction - Agreement between the parties for joint custody and for child to remain with father in country of habitual residence with access to mother abroad - Mother seeking to remove child from country of habitual residence Re G (A Minor) (Child Abduction: Enforcement) [1990] 2 F.L.R. 325
Child abduction - Application of Hague Convention to non-Convention cases - Mother removing child from country of habitual residence not a party to Hague Convention S v S (Child Abduction: Non-Convention Country) [1994] 2 F.L.R. 681
Child abduction - Application under Art 13 of Hague Convention and Art 10(1)(b) of European Convention by grandparents - Weight to be placed upon child's wishes Re R (Abduction: Hague and European Conventions) [1997] 1 F.L.R. 663
Child abduction - Both parents having rights of custody - Young child living with mother in England Re A (Abduction: Habitual Residence) [1998] 1 F.L.R. 497
Child abduction - Child abuse - Violence against children by paternal family in Dominica RE H (ABDUCTION: NON-CONVENTION APPLICATION) [Family Division] [2006] 2 F.L.R. 314
Child abduction - Child brought to England from USA by mother - Mother retaining child Re B (Abduction: Article 13 Defence) [1997] 2 F.L.R. 573
Child abduction - Child habitually resident in Colorado - Removal of child by mother not in breach of Colorado law Re F (Child Abduction: Risk if Returned) [1995] 2 F.L.R. 31
Child abduction - Child habitually resident in Texas - Mother removing child to England Re K (Abduction: Consent) [1997] 2 F.L.R. 212
Child abduction - Children habitually resident in Pennsylvania - Mother removing children to England Re R (Abduction: Consent) [1999] 1 F.L.R. 828
Child abduction - Children habitually resident in Republic of Ireland - Mother bringing children to England Re B (Abduction: Children's Objections) [1998] 1 F.L.R. 667
Child abduction - Children habitually resident in USA - Mother and children failing to return to USA after visit to England Re G (Abduction: Psychological Harm) [1995] 1 F.L.R. 64
Child abduction - Children ordered to be returned to Israel forthwith - Mother and children going missing Re S (Abduction: Sequestration) [1995] 1 F.L.R. 858
Child abduction - Children removed from jurisdiction of courts of habitual residence in breach of custody order - Removals taking place before the coming into force of the Convention in the countries concerned Re H; Re S (Abduction: Custody Rights) [1991] 2 F.L.R. 262
Child abduction - Children wrongfully removed by mother from jurisdiction of country of their habitual residence - Father applying for return of children P v P (Minors) (Child Abduction) [1992] 1 F.L.R. 155
Child abduction - Child's wishes - Order that child be returned to Denmark Re HB (Abduction: Children's Objections) [1998] 1 F.L.R. 422
Child abduction - Consent - Acquiescence Re D (Abduction: Acquiescence) [1998] 2 F.L.R. 335
Child abduction - Consent - Acquiescence Re O (Abduction: Consent and Acquiescence) [1997] 1 F.L.R. 924
Child abduction - Costs - Whether costs could be awarded against publicly funded plaintiff in child abduction case EC-L v DM (CHILD ABDUCTION: COSTS) [Family Division] [2005] 2 F.L.R. 772
Child abduction - Court ordering return of children to father in Israel on compliance by father with undertakings - Mother applying for order to be set aside Re M (Abduction: Undertakings) [1995] 1 F.L.R. 1021
Child abduction - Custody - Mother wrongfully retaining children in England H v H (Child Abduction: Stay of Domestic Proceedings) [1994] 1 F.L.R. 530
Child abduction - Custody - Parents having joint custody Re S (A Minor) (Abduction) [1991] 2 F.L.R. 1
Child abduction - Custody - Parents resident in Israel Re F (A Minor) (ABduction: Jurisdiction) [1991] 1 F.L.R. 1
Child abduction - Custody - Unmarried parents and child resident in Australia C v S (A Minor) (Abduction) [1990] 2 F.L.R. 442
Child abduction - Declaration - Mother taking child to California Re P (Abduction: Declaration) [1995] 1 F.L.R. 831
Child abduction - Directions hearing - Application by children to be joined as parties and separately represented Re S (Abduction: Children: Separate Representation) [1997] 1 F.L.R. 486
Child abduction - Divorce - Children M v M (Abduction: England and Scotland) [1997] 2 F.L.R. 263
Child abduction - Divorce proceedings pending in Ontario court - Mother taking child to England before substantive hearing of proceedings B v B (Abduction) [1993] 1 F.L.R. 238
Child abduction - English parents living in Spain - Mother removing child to England RE JB (CHILD ABDUCTION) (RIGHTS OF CUSTODY: SPAIN) [Family Division] [2004] 1 F.L.R. 796
Child abduction - European Convention - Mother removing children from Ireland without father's consent Re M (Child Abduction) (European Convention) [1994] 1 F.L.R. 551
Child abduction - Ex parte application - Declaration that removal of the child to Denmark was unlawful under Art 12 of the European Convention on Recognition and Enforcement of Custody Decisions Re S (Abduction: European Convention) [1996] 1 F.L.R. 660
Child abduction - Family resident in England travelling to Australia possibly with intention of remaining there - Relationship of parents deteriorating Re F (A Minor) (Child Abduction) [1992] 1 F.L.R. 548
Child abduction - Farther removing child out of habitual residence - Mother obtaining order for custody Re K (A Minor) (Abduction) [1990] 1 F.L.R. 387
Child abduction - Father consenting to mother's return to England in breach of American order - Parties' understanding as to permanence of mother's return to England in dispute Re G (Abduction: Striking out Application) [1995] 2 F.L.R. 410
Child abduction - Father removing child from Australia without mother's consent - Mother applying to English court for return of child V v B (A Minor) (Abduction) [1991] 1 F.L.R. 266
Child abduction - Father retaining children in England and obtaining ex parte order restraining their return to Germany pending hearing of matrimonial and family proceedings - Mother applying for return of children to Germany under Hague Convention Re B (Minors) (Abduction) (No 2) [1993] 1 F.L.R. 993
Child abduction - Father taking children from jurisdiction of court of Ontario in breach of custody rights in March 1986 - Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction Re H (Minors) (Abduction: Custody Rights) [1991] 1 F.L.R. 95
Child abduction - Habitual residence - Acquiescence A v A (Child Abduction) [1993] 2 F.L.R. 225
Child abduction - Habitual residence - Forum conveniens Re K (Abduction: Consent: Forum Conveniens) [1995] 2 F.L.R. 211
Child abduction - Habitual residence - Greek father and English mother living with children in London in winter and in Corfu during tourist season Re V (Abduction: Habitual Residence) [1995] 2 F.L.R. 992
Child abduction - Habitual residence - Mother taking child from Canada to England by agreement with father and acquiring habitual residence in England Re B (Child Abduction: Habitual Residence) [1994] 2 F.L.R. 915
Child abduction - Hague Convention - Art 13(b) exception RE H (ABDUCTION: GRAVE RISK) [Court of Appeal] [2003] 2 F.L.R. 141
Child abduction - Hague Convention - Child living in Australia Re B (A Minor) (Abduction) [1994] 2 F.L.R. 249
Child abduction - Hague Convention - Children habitually resident in USA Re C (Abduction: Consent) [1996] 1 F.L.R. 414
Child abduction - Hague Convention - Child's objections to return C v B (ABDUCTION: GRAVE RISK) [Family Division] [2006] 1 F.L.R. 1095
Child abduction - Hague Convention - Father seeking return of children to Greece Re O (Child Abduction: Undertakings) [1994] 2 F.L.R. 349
Child Abduction - Hague Convention - Habitual Residency in the USA RE A (ABDUCTION: HABITUAL RESIDENCE: CONSENT) [Family Division] [2006] 2 F.L.R. 1
Child abduction - Hague Convention - Mother removing child P v P (Abduction: Acquiescence) [1998] 2 F.L.R. 835
Child abduction - Hague Convention - Mother resident in England as wife of USA serviceman Re O (A Minor) (Abduction: Habitual Residence) [1993] 2 F.L.R. 594
Child abduction - Hague Convention - Re-abduction in breach of injunction BEST v HESKETH [Court of Appeal] [2006] 1 F.L.R. 593
Child abduction - Hague Convention - Rights of custody HUNTER v MURROW (ABDUCTION: RIGHTS OF CUSTODY) [Court of Appeal] [2005] 2 F.L.R. 1119
Child Abduction - Hague Convention - Unlawful removal of child from the USA RE C (CHILD ABDUCTION: SETTLEMENT) [Family Division] [2006] 2 F.L.R. 797
Child abduction - Hague Convention - Unmarried father RE F (ABDUCTION: UNMARRIED FATHER: SOLE CARER) [Family Division] [2003] 1 F.L.R. 839
Child Abduction - Hague Convention - Violation of Article 8 right to family life IOSUB CARAS v ROMANIA [European Court of Human Rights] [2007] 1 F.L.R. 661
Child abduction - Hague Convention - Whether children habitually resident in Israel at date of their removal H v H (Abduction: Acquiescence) [1996] 2 F.L.R. 570
Child abduction - Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction - Mothers removing children from country of habitual residence Re W; Re B (Child Abduction: Unmarried Father) [1998] 2 F.L.R. 146
Child abduction - Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction 1980 - Rights of custody RE C (CHILD ABDUCTION) (UNMARRIED FATHER: RIGHTS OF CUSTODY) [Family Division] [2003] 1 F.L.R. 252
Child abduction - Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction 1980, Art 13(b) - Mother leaving family residence in South Africa to take child to UK RE W (ABDUCTION: DOMESTIC VIOLENCE) [Court of Appeal] [2005] 1 F.L.R. 727
Child abduction - Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction 1980, Art 3 - Child living with grandparents in Germany prior to mother removing her to England Re O (Child Abduction: Custody Rights) [1997] 2 F.L.R. 702
Child abduction - Hague Convention proceedings - Oral evidence Re W (Abduction: Procedure) [1995] 1 F.L.R. 878
Child abduction - Illegitimate child removed by grandmother and aunt from jurisdiction after death of mother - Father applying for return of child Re S (Custody: Habitual Residence) [1998] 1 F.L.R. 122
Child abduction - Immunity - US diplomat father based in London Re P (Diplomatic Immunity: Jurisdiction) [1998] 1 F.L.R. 1026
Child abduction - Judge ordering return of abducted 13-year-old boy to mother in Ireland - Boy objecting to return to mother and to Ireland Re M (A Minor) (Abduction: Child's Objections) [1994] 2 F.L.R. 126
Child abduction - Man accosting children and causing them to accompany him - Children taken to places normally frequented by them with consent of parents R v Leather [1993] 2 F.L.R. 770
Child abduction - Mother applying for return to Denmark of children wrongfully retained by father in England - Children aged 13 and 11 strongly objecting to being returned Re HB (Abduction: Children's Objections) [1997] 1 F.L.R. 392
Child abduction - Mother granted interim custody of child by Canadian court - Mother taking child to England without obtaining necessary leave of court Re H (A Minor) (Abduction) [1990] 2 F.L.R. 439
Child abduction - Mother removing child from jurisdiction - Father instituting proceedings in English courts Re B (Abduction) (Rights of Custody) [1997] 2 F.L.R. 594
Child abduction - Mother removing child from USA - Breach of US injunction Re K (Abduction: Psychological Harm) [1995] 2 F.L.R. 550
Child abduction - Mother removing child wrongfully from country of habitual residence - Father applying for child's return S v S (Child Abduction) (Child's Views) [1992] 2 F.L.R. 492
Child abduction - Mother removing child wrongfully from country of habitual residence - Father applying for child's return S v S (Child Abduction) [1992] 2 F.L.R. 31
Child abduction - Mother removing child wrongfully from place of habitual residence - Whether a grave risk that child's return would expose him to psychological harm or place him in intolerable situation Re L (Child Abduction) (Psychological Harm) [1993] 2 F.L.R. 401
Child abduction - Mother removing children from Australia by deceit - Risk of grave psychological harm to children N v N (Abduction: Article 13 Defence) [1995] 1 F.L.R. 107
Child abduction - Mother removing children from country of habitual residence and taking them to England - Father applying in English court for order for return of children G v G (Minors: Abduction) [1991] 2 F.L.R. 506
Child abduction - Mother removing children out of country of habitual residence without father's consent - Father applying for children's return under Child Abduction and Custody Act 1985 Re N (Minors) (Abduction) [1991] 1 F.L.R. 413
Child abduction - Mother retaining children wrongfully outside jurisdiction - Father applying for return of children under Child Abduction and Custody Act 1985 Re A and Another (Minors: Abduction) [1991] 2 F.L.R. 241
Child abduction - Mother taking child to England for holiday and retaining him after expiry of holiday period - Whether retention of child wrongful W v W (Child Abduction: Acquiescence) [1993] 2 F.L.R. 211
Child abduction - Mother taking children from Tenerife to England without father's knowledge or consent and in breach of Tenerife court order - Mother obtaining decree nisi of divorce in England and applying for residence order R v R (Residence Order: Child Abduction) [1995] 2 F.L.R. 625
Child abduction - Mother with sole custody taking child from Italy to England - Italian father with access rights applying for summary return of child S v H (Abduction: Access Rights) [1997] 1 F.L.R. 971
Child abduction - Mother wrongfully removing child from country of habitual residence - Mother subsequently returning child and then removing child again Re S (Child Abduction: Delay) [1998] 1 F.L.R. 651
Child abduction - Mother wrongfully removing child from German jurisdiction - Guardian applying for return of child under Child Abduction and Custody Act 1985 Re R (A Minor: Abduction) [1992] 1 F.L.R. 105
Child abduction - Mother wrongfully removing child from USA - Order made for return of child Re P (Abduction: Minor's Views) [1998] 2 F.L.R. 825
Child abduction - Mother wrongfully removing children from Australia without father's consent - Father acquiescing in children's removal but subsequently applying for their return under Hague Convention Re A (Minors) (Abduction: Acquiescence) (No 2) [1993] 1 F.L.R. 396
Child abduction - Mother wrongfully removing children from Australia without father's consent - Father indicating in letter that he would not press for their return Re A (Minors) (Abduction: Acquiescence) [1992] 2 F.L.R. 14
Child abduction - Mother wrongfully removing children from country of habitual residence - Court making consent order for their return Re M (A Minor) (Child Abduction) [1994] 1 F.L.R. 390
Child abduction - Mother wrongfully removing children from State of habitual residence - Mother principally relying on exception in Art 13(b) of Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction 1980 that there was a grave risk that return of children would place them in intolerable situation E v E (Child Abduction: Intolerable Situation) [1998] 2 F.L.R. 980
Child abduction - Mother wrongfully removing children to another Contracting State - Decision made in Contracting State not to order return of children to the State of habitual residence Re O (Child Abduction: Re-Abduction) [1997] 2 F.L.R. 712
Child abduction - Non-Convention case - Father removing children from mother's care in Emirates and retaining them in England T v T (Child Abduction: Non-Convention Country [1998] 2 F.L.R. 1110
Child abduction - Non-Convention case - Mother wrongfully removing children from Pakistan Re S (Minors) (Abduction) [1994] 1 F.L.R. 297
Child abduction - Non-Convention country - Child abducted to India Re P (Abduction: Non-Convention Country) [1997] 1 F.L.R. 780
Child abduction - Non-Convention country - Children removed from Italy by mother Re M (Abduction: Non-Convention Country) [1995] 1 F.L.R. 89
Child abduction - Non-Convention country - Father serving in US navy Re A (Abduction: Habitual Residence) [1996] 1 F.L.R. 1
Child abduction - Non-Convention country - Welfare of child B v EL-B (ABDUCTION: SHARIA LAW: WELFARE OF CHILD) [Family Division] [2003] 1 F.L.R. 811
Child abduction - Order for return - Child's refusal to comply Re HB (Abduction: Children's Objections) (No 2) [1998] 1 F.L.R. 564
Child abduction - Parents and children habitually resident in Ireland - Mother leaving matrimonial home with children Re L (Child Abduction: European Convention) [1992] 2 F.L.R. 178
Child abduction - Parents removing children from Ontario to England - Children's maternal grandmother in Ontario granted sole custody The Ontario Court v M and M (Abduction: Children's Objections) [1997] 1 F.L.R. 475
Child abduction - Parents resident in Greece - Mother removing child from Greece without father's consent Re M (Abduction: Acquiescence) [1996] 1 F.L.R. 315
Child abduction - Peremptory return order - Dubai country of habitual residence Re M (Abduction: Peremptory Return Order) [1996] 1 F.L.R. 478
Child abduction - Privilege - Father abducting children and disclosing whereabouts only to his solicitor Re B (Abduction: Disclosure) [1995] 1 F.L.R. 774
Child abduction - Removal from Spain to England - Hague Convention, Arts 3 and 13 RE L (A CHILD) [Family Division] [2006] 1 F.L.R. 843
Child abduction - Right to family life - Albanian authorities' failure to enforce custody order in favour of father BAJRAMI v ALBANIA [European Court of Human Rights] [2007] 1 F.L.R. 1629
Child abduction - Rights of custody - Mother died Re S (Abduction: Hague and European Conventions) [1997] 1 F.L.R. 958
Child abduction - Supreme Court of State of New York granting custody to mother with access to father - Mother taking children to England without informing father C v C (Minors) (Child Abduction) [1992] 1 F.L.R. 163
Child abduction - Unmarried fathers - Rights of custody Practice Note: Hague Convention: Applications by Fathers without Parental Responsibility [1998] 1 F.L.R. 491
Child abduction - Wardship - Father abducting children to Algeria Re B (Child Abduction: Wardship: Power to Detain) [1994] 2 F.L.R. 479
Child abduction - Wardship - Jurisdication Re R (Wardship: Child Abduction) (No 2) [1993] 1 F.L.R. 249
Child Abduction - Wardship - Jurisdiction Re R (Wardship: Child Abduction) [1992] 2 F.L.R. 481
Child abduction - Wardship - Mother having interim care and control of ward Re J (A Minor) (Abduction) [1990] 1 F.L.R. 276
Child abduction - Wrongful removal - Status of foetus RE F (ABDUCTION: UNBORN CHILD) [Family Division] [2007] 1 F.L.R. 627
Child abduction - Wrongful removal or retention - Prior consent Re R (Minors) (Abduction) [1994] 1 F.L.R. 190
Child abduction - Wrongful retention - Habitual residence Re N (Child Abduction: Habitual Residence) [1993] 2 F.L.R. 124
Child abduction - Wrongful retention - Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction 1980, Art 3 Re S (Minors) (Child Abduction: Wrongful Retention) [1994] 1 F.L.R. 82
Child abduction - Wrongful retention of children by mother outside country of habitual residence - Father applying for children to be returned to him Re M (Child Abduction: Psychological Harm) [1997] 2 F.L.R. 690
Child kidnapping - Child abduction - Father taking child out of jurisdiction without consent of mother R v C (Kidnapping: Abduction) [1991] 2 F.L.R. 252
Children - Abduction - Court's power to require witnesses to disclose abducted child's whereabouts Note Re D (A Minor) (Child Abduction) [1989] 1 F.L.R. 97
Contact - Mother having care and control of child - Father abducting child and taking him to Iran Re A-K (Foreign Passport: Jurisdiction) [1997] 2 F.L.R. 569
Contact - Risk of violence to mother - Risk of abduction of child RE A (CONTACT: WITNESS PROTECTION SCHEME) [Family Division] [2006] 2 F.L.R. 551
Costs - Child abduction - Applicant legally aided Re R (Costs: Child Abduction) [1995] 2 F.L.R. 774
Enforcement - Foreign judgment - Decision concerning children Re L (Abduction: European Convention: Access) [1999] 2 F.L.R. 1089
Family proceedings - Leave to remove child from jurisdiction - Forced return to jurisdiction following abduction to New Zealand PAYNE v PAYNE [Court of appeal] [2001] 1 F.L.R. 1052
Human rights - Right to respect for family life - Abduction SYLVESTER v AUSTRIA [European Court of Human Rights] [2003] 2 F.L.R. 210
Jurisdiction - Family proceedings - Child abduction Re B (Minors) (Abduction) (No 1) [1993] 1 F.L.R. 988
Jurisdiction - Forum - Surrogate mother W AND W v H (CHILD ABDUCTION: SURROGACY) No 2 [Family Division] [2002] 2 F.L.R. 252
Legal aid - Costs - Unassisted person's costs out of legal aid fund Re H and Another (Minors) (Abduction: Custody Rights) (No 2) [1993] 1 F.L.R. 232
Residence order - Abduction - Mother abducting little boy Re B (A Minor) (Residence Order: Ex Parte) [1992] 2 F.L.R. 1
Wardship - Abduction - Forcible removal of child from England Re KR (Abduction: Forcible Removal by Parents) [1999] 2 F.L.R. 542
Wardship - Whereabouts order - Legal professional privilege Re H (Abduction: Whereabouts Order to Solicitors) [Family Division] [2000] 1 F.L.R. 766

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