The Case That Tested the Limits of Protection When international custody disputes overlap with asylum claims, the law faces an impossible question: should a child be returned to their home country — or protected from it? In M v F (Art 13 Thresholds Not Met) [2025]...Read MoreTags: International Family Law, Fixed Fee Family Law, Asylum and Family Law, Brazil Custody Case, Family Court England, UK Family Law Updates, 1996 Hague Convention, Legal Clarity, High Court Family Division, paradigm family law, frank arndt, parental responsibility, child abduction, Hague Convention, cross-border divorce
The recent judgment in Re X (Children) (Abduction: Grave Risk: Children’s Objections) provides significant insights into the complexities of international child abduction cases under the 1980 Hague Convention. Therefore, this article details the case’s...Read MoreTags: Re X judgment, children’s objections, grave risk of harm, protective measures, legal advice for parents, child relocation, family law solicitors, cross-border custody, child abduction lawyers, family law, paradigm family law, Hague Convention, international child abduction, child custody disputes, UK family court
The Interaction between Hague Convention cases and Asylum Law in England The Supreme Court (Lord Lloyd-Jone Lord Hamblen, Lord Leggatt, Lord Burrow Lord Stephens) in G (Appellant) v G (Respondent) [2021] UKSC 9 ( on appeal from: [2020] EWCA Civ 1185 ) decided about...Read MoreTags: child abduction, Hague Convention, asylum
Hague Convention: Supreme Court uphold the appeal in NY (A Child) [2019] UKSC 49 For the Appellant Mother, Mark Twomey QC appealed to the Supreme Court against Court of Appeals summary order for the child’s return under the inherent jurisdiction. The father was...Read MoreTags: child abduction, Hague Convention, inherent jurisdiction
