The court heard an appeal from an order made on an application for leave to remove a child from the jurisdiction.
Judges:
Morritt, Thorpe and Chadwick LJJ
Citations:
[2000] 2 FLR 457
Statutes:
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Citing:
Cited – Poel v Poel CA 1970
The mother of a child of two and a half had obtained a custody order with weekly access given to the father. She wished to emigrate with her new husband and the expected child of that marriage to New Zealand. She applied to remove the child . .
Cited – MH v GP (Child: Emigration) FD 1995
A single mother wanted to move permanently to New Zealand with her four year old son. The father had regular contact with his son.
Held: The application failed. The Judge stressed the importance of the child’s relationship with the father and . .
Cited – Chamberlain v de la Mare CA 1983
The mother wanted to take the two infant children to New York with her new husband. The father resisted. At first instance, Balcombe J had considered both Poel and Nash, but said that without wishing to be an iconoclast, he would simply apply the . .
Cited by:
Cited – Payne v Payne; P v P CA 13-Feb-2001
No presumption for Mother on Relocation
The mother applied for leave to return to New Zealand taking with the parties’ daughter aged four. The father opposed the move, saying that allowing the move would infringe his and the child’s right to family life. He had been refused residence.
Lists of cited by and citing cases may be incomplete.
Children
Updated: 15 May 2022; Ref: scu.417806
