CASE

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Case Name

M v G [2020] EWHC 1450 (Fam)

INCADAT reference

HC/E/UKe 1461

Court

Country

UNITED KINGDOM - ENGLAND AND WALES

Name

High Court of Justice Family Division

Level

First Instance

Judge(s)

Mrs Justice Theis

States involved

Requesting State

AUSTRALIA

Requested State

UNITED KINGDOM - ENGLAND AND WALES

Decision

Date

15 May 2020

Status

Final

Grounds

-

Order

Return ordered

HC article(s) Considered

13(1)(b)

HC article(s) Relied Upon

-

Other provisions

-

Authorities | Cases referred to

Re E (Children) (Abduction: Custody Appeal) [2011] 2 FLR 758

In the matter of S (A Child) [2012] UKSC 10

Published in

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SYNOPSIS

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One child wrongfully retained at age 4 – Separated parents – Father national of Australia – Mother national of United Kingdom – Joint custody rights – Child lived in Australia until August 2019 – Application for return filed in November 2019 – Return ordered  – Main issue: COVID-19 – due to the current travel restrictions in the UK and in Australia, a date would be fixed for the protective measures to be in place and a date thereafter for the child to return.

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