HC/E/UKe 1461
UNITED KINGDOM - ENGLAND AND WALES
High Court of Justice Family Division
First Instance
Mrs Justice Theis
AUSTRALIA
UNITED KINGDOM - ENGLAND AND WALES
15 May 2020
Final
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Return ordered
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Re E (Children) (Abduction: Custody Appeal) [2011] 2 FLR 758
In the matter of S (A Child) [2012] UKSC 10
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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.