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Law Reports - Removal from Jurisdiction

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see also: Abduction and Removal from Jurisdiction (Issues)

Case summary

Title

Reference

Application for assistance to prevent a child's removal from jurisdiction - Instituting a 'port alert'. Registrar's Direction Children - Removal from Jurisdiction [1986] 2 F.L.R. 89
Child - Removal from jurisdiction - Issue to be determined having regard to the best interest of the child. A v A (Child: Removal from Jurisdiction) (1980) 1 F.L.R. 380
Child - Wardship - Child removed from foreign jurisdiction in breach of court order Re G (A Minor) (Wardship: Jurisdiction) [1984] F.L.R. 268
Children - Application to take out of jurisdiction - Custody given to mother on divorce Barnes v Tyrrell (1982) 3 F.L.R. 240
Children - Application to take out of jurisdiction - Mother given custody of children on divorce Chamberlain v De La Mare (1983) 4 F.L.R. 434
Children - Application to take out of jurisdiction - Mother given custody of children on divorce Lonslow v Hennig (formerly Lonslow) [1986] 2 F.L.R. 378
Children - Custody - Application to take children out of jurisdiction Hurwitt v Hurwitt (1982) 3 F.L.R. 194
Children - Injunction restraining removal from jurisdiction - Order for surrender of passport Practice Direction Children: Removal from Jurisdiction (1983) 4 F.L.R. 514
Contact - Aggressive father - Removal from jurisdiction Re S (Violent Parent: Indirect Contact [Family Division] [2000] 1 F.L.R. 481
Contempt - Father removing children from jurisdiction after residence order made in mother's favour - No consent given by mother to removal or leave given by court Re A (Return of Passport) [1997] 2 F.L.R. 137
Contempt of court - Sequestration - Father removing ward outside jurisdiction without court's consent Mir v Mir [1992] 1 F.L.R. 624
Custody - Joint custody order - Direction that children not be removed from jurisdiction Re P (Minors) (Custody Order: Penal Notice) [1990] 2 F.L.R. 223
Custody - Jurisdiction - Father removing child from Scottish matrimonial home without mother's knowledge or consent T v T (Custody: Jurisdiction) [1992] 1 F.L.R. 43
Family proceedings - Leave to remove child for holiday to Saudi Arabia - Fear of unlawful retention Re A (Security for Return to Jurisdiction) (Note) [1999] 2 F.L.R. 1
Family proceedings - Leave to remove child from jurisdiction - Applicant's immigration status in doubt Re M (Leave to Remove Child from Jurisdiction) [1999] 2 F.L.R. 334
Family proceedings - Leave to remove child from jurisdiction - Mother wishing to return to USA with child RE Y (LEAVE TO REMOVE FROM JURISDICTION) [Family Division] [2004] 2 F.L.R. 330
Family proceedings - Leave to remove from jurisdiction - No order principle RE X AND Y (LEAVE TO REMOVE FROM JURISDICTION: NO ORDER PRINCIPLE) [Family Division] [2001] 2 F.L.R. 118
Family proceedings - Leave to remove from jurisdiction - Presumption in favour of custodial parent with reasonable plans Re C (Leave to Remove From Jurisdiction) [Court of Appeal] [2000] 2 F.L.R. 457
Family proceedings - Permission to remove from jurisdiction - Application to be genuine and practical RE C (PERMISSION TO REMOVE FROM JURISDICTION) [Family Division] [2003] 1 F.L.R. 1066
Family proceedings - Removal from jurisdiction - Conditions Re S (Removal from Jurisdiction) [1999] 1 F.L.R. 850
Family proceedings - Removal from jurisdiction - Father seeking leave to take child for holiday in Bangladesh Re K (Removal from Jurisdiction: Practice) [1999] 2 F.L.R. 1084
Human rights - Right to family life - Permission to remove child from jurisdiction Re A (Permission to Remove Child From Jurisdiction: Human Rights) [Court of Appeal] [2000] 2 F.L.R. 225
Jurisdiction - Application to take child out of jurisdiction - Mother applying to take child to New Zealand MH v GP (Child: Emigration) [1995] 2 F.L.R. 106
Jurisdiction - Application to take children out of jurisdiction - Mother applying for leave to take children to India for holiday with family RE S (LEAVE TO REMOVE FROM JURISDICTION: SECURING RETURN FROM HOLIDAY [Family Division] [2001] 2 F.L.R. 507
Jurisdiction - Custody proceedings commenced in the Scottish court - Mother removing child from father's care and moving to England S v S (Custody: Jurisdiction) [1995] 1 F.L.R. 155
Jurisdiction - Removal of child - Child living with mother and having contact with father Re T (Removal from Jurisdiction) [1996] 2 F.L.R. 352
Jurisdiction - Residence - Consent order permitting removal of child from jurisdiction RE L (RESIDENCE: JURISDICTION) [Family Division] [2007] 1 F.L.R. 1686
Jurisdiction - Unlawful removal of child from Scotland to England - Family Law Act 1986 RE B (COURT'S JURISDICTION) [Court of Appeal] [2004] 2 F.L.R. 741
Leave to remove - Father's opposition to mother's proposals - Viability of business plan H v F (REFUSAL OF LEAVE TO REMOVE A CHILD FROM THE JURISDICTION) [Family Division] [2006] 1 F.L.R. 776
Leave to remove - Stepfather relocation cases - Needs of new family to pursue its goals RE B (REMOVAL FROM JURISDICTION); RE S (REMOVAL FROM JURISDICTION) [Court of Appeal] [2003] 2 F.L.R. 1043
Leave to remove children from jurisdiction - Assessment of impact of refusal on applicant - Assessment of applicant's plans for relocation RE G (REMOVAL FROM JURISDICTION) [Court of Appeal] [2005] 2 F.L.R. 166
Leave to remove children from jurisdiction - Religious and cultural importance of paternal contact - Assessment of refusal of application on mother RE A (LEAVE TO REMOVE: CULTURAL AND RELIGIOUS CONSIDERATIONS) [Family Division] [2006] 2 F.L.R. 572
Practice - Leave to serve originating summons out of jurisdiction - Parties resident in USA Baidani v Baidani [1987] 2 F.L.R. 463
Practice and procedure - Service out of jurisdiction - Contract for financial provision Hewitson v Hewitson [1999] 2 F.L.R. 74
Removal from jurisdiction - Effect of refusal on mother - Least damaging option for child RE B (LEAVE TO REMOVE) [Family Division] [2007] 1 F.L.R. 333
Removal from jurisdiction - Temporary removal - Factors to be applied when temporary removal applied for RE A (TEMPORARY REMOVAL FROM JURISDICTION) [Court of Appeal] [2005] 1 F.L.R. 639
Removal of child from jurisdiction - Appeal - Principle to be applied in refusing leave to remove M v M (Minors) (Removal From Jurisdiction) [1992] 2 F.L.R. 303
Removal of child from jurisdiction - Application to remove child of marriage from the jurisdiction - Principle to be applied Re K (A Minor) (Removal from Jurisdiction) [1992] 2 F.L.R. 98
Removal of child from jurisdiction - Mother given leave on her undertaking to return child to jurisdiction - Retention by mother out of jurisdiction in breach of undertaking Re D (A Minor) (Child: Removal from Jurisdiction) [1992] 1 F.L.R. 637
Removal of child from jurisdiction for holiday - Destination a Hague Convention country - Nine-year old boy travelling unaccompanied RE N (LEAVE TO REMOVE: HOLIDAY) [Court of Appeal] [2006] 2 F.L.R. 1124
Removal of child from jurisdiction for holiday - Destination a non-Hague Convention country - Safeguards to ensure return Re L (Removal from Jurisdiction) [Family Division] [2001] 1 F.L.R. 241
Removal of children from jurisdiction - Child with learning disability - Special educational needs L v L (LEAVE TO REMOVE CHILDREN FROM JURISDICTION: EFFECT ON CHILDREN) [Family Division] [2003] 1 F.L.R. 900
Removal of children from jurisdiction - When children taken abroad practical though not legal advice on recovery of custody available - Foreign and Commonwealth Office Consular Department Practice Note Removal of Children from Jurisdiction [1984] F.L.R. 866
Residence - English father applying for residence order - Swedish mother applying for residence order and leave to remove child from jurisdiction Note H v H (Residence Order: Leave to Remove from Jurisdiction) [1995] 1 F.L.R. 529
Residence - Father applying for residence order to prevent removal of children from jurisdiction - Mother applying for leave to remove children Re K (Application to Remove from Jurisdiction) [1998] 2 F.L.R. 1006
Residence - Residence order -Removal from jurisdiction Re H (Application to Remove from Jurisdiction [1998] 1 F.L.R. 848
Residence - Shared residence order under s 11(4) of Children Act 1989 not appropriate solely to give applicant (even someone who looked after children believing himself to be father) parental responsibility - Removal from jurisdiction Re WB (Residence Orders) [1995] 2 F.L.R. 1023
Residence order - Conditions - Whether appropriate to attach formal conditions as to residence and contact Jurisdiction RE H (RESIDENCE ORDER: PLACEMENT OUT OF JURISDICTION) [Family Division] [2006] 1 F.L.R. 1140
Residence order - Jurisdiction - Leave to remove child from jurisdiction granted by English court Re S (Residence Order: Forum Conveniens) [1995] 1 F.L.R. 314
Wardship - Child removed to Scotland without mother's consent - Court in wardship making interim order giving care and control to mother Re K (A Minor) (Wardship: Jurisdiction: Interim Order) [1991] 2 F.L.R. 104
Wardship - Leave sought by custodial parent to take ward out of the jurisdiction - Principles upon which application for leave should be decided. Re F (A Ward) (Leave to Remove Ward out of the Jurisdiction) [1988] 2 F.L.R. 116
Wardship - Removal from jurisdiction - Canadian-born mother and English-born father separated but living in same block of flats and sharing care of two boys M v A (Wardship: Removal from Jurisdiction) [1993] 2 F.L.R. 715

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