Source: All England Reporter
Publisher Citation: [2003] All ER (D) 284 (Dec)
Neutral Citation: [2003] EWHC 3102 (Fam)
Court: Family Division
Judge:

Sumner J

Representation Michael Nicholls (instructed by Kingsley Napley) for the father.
  Clare Renton (instructed by Percy Short & Cuthbert) for the mother.
Judgment Dates: 16 December 2003

Catchwords

Children - Child abduction and custody - Wrongful removal - Acquiescence - Father claiming his agreement to the children staying with the mother a pretence - Father's true intention.

The Case

The mother's argument that the father had acquiesced to the children staying with her in England failed as there was no reason to doubt the father's claim that his agreement was a pretence.

Practice Areas

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