In Re S (A Minor) (Child Abduction: Delay): FD 12 Nov 1997

A summary order for the return of an abducted child is not appropriate where there had been some considerable and unexplained delay in the making of the application for the return of the child.

Citations:

Times 20-Nov-1997, Gazette 12-Nov-1997

Statutes:

Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction 1980, Child Abduction and Custody Act 1985

Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

Children

Updated: 25 May 2022; Ref: scu.82168