by Louise Halford | Nov 23, 2018 | Child Abduction
A case in the papers last week brought home to me how child abduction can devastate a family through the loss of a child. After years of battling with people who were once loved ones and trying to fight your way through a legal system to get family court orders to...
by Louise Halford | Sep 27, 2018 | Child Abduction
If the father has parental responsibility for the child, then no, you cannot take them abroad without his consent. Under the Child Abduction Act 1984, it is a criminal offence for a parent to take a child under the age of 16 out of the UK without the appropriate...
by Louise Halford | Sep 11, 2018 | Child Abduction, Children
The short answer is yes you can go to prison for taking your children to live abroad if you don’t have your ex-partner’s agreement or a Court order. The Daily Mail has reported on the case of a UK mother, Indea Ford, who this week has been sentenced to three and a...
by Louise Halford | Apr 5, 2018 | Child Abduction, Children, Divorce, Family Law, International Family Law
Child abduction: why it pays to get legal advice before you take children to or out of the UK For one mother there was a happy ending, all thanks to the Court of Appeal. The appeal judges decided to reverse an earlier Court’s decision that said two children should be...
by Louise Halford | Mar 26, 2018 | Child Abduction, Children, Divorce, Family Law, International Family Law
Child relocation: the effect on the family In the immediate aftermath of a parental separation it can feel devastating to not be there every night to read a bedtime story to your child or, if they are older, to help them with their homework. Imagine how much more...
by Louise Halford | Feb 16, 2018 | Child Abduction, Children, Divorce, Family Law, International Family Law
The question of whether a mother’s decision to relocate from Australia to England with her two young children amounted to child abduction has been the subject of a Supreme Court ruling called Re C. The Court decision is of interest as it highlights the fact that often...
