Rights of custody are to be distinguished from mere rights of access.
Citations:
[1999] EWCA Civ 1013, [1999] 2 FLR 192
Statutes:
Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction 1980 5(a), Child Abduction and Custody Act 1985
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Cited by:
Cited – In re D (A Child), (Abduction: Rights of Custody) HL 16-Nov-2006
The child had been born to parents who married and later divorced in Romania. The mother brought him to England without the father’s consent, and now appealed an order for his return.
Held: The mother’s appeal succeeded. The Convention . .
Lists of cited by and citing cases may be incomplete.
Children
Updated: 05 December 2022; Ref: scu.145928
