4 decisions turning on 1980 hague convention.
Family LawThe Family Division of the High Court31 Jul 2026[2026] EWHC 2032 (Fam)
The applicant mother (M), a British national serving as a senior diplomat, and the respondent father (F), a dual British and American national, are the parents of two boys, N (12) and S (10). The children were born in England and…
Family LawThe Court of Appeal of England and Wales (Civil Division)30 Jul 2026[2026] EWCA Civ 971
The father, an Indian national with a United States Green Card, lives and works in Texas; the mother is a British national and a qualified doctor. The parties met through a dating app in 2023, underwent a Nikah in the UK and…
Family LawThe Family Division of the High Court30 Jul 2026[2026] EWHC 2013 (Fam)
The applicant mother, MC, and the respondent father, FC, are both Swedish nationals and the parents of C, a nine-year-old girl born in Sweden in mid-2017. The parents separated before C's birth, and C lived in Sweden with MC…
Family LawThe Court of Appeal of England and Wales (Civil Division)30 Jul 2026[2026] EWCA Civ 998
The appellant mother had two children: S, a boy of 14, whose father (F1) she separated from in 2012, and C, a girl of 6, whose father (F2) she married in 2018 and separated from in June/July 2025. The family had always lived in…