Monthly Archives: February 2016

Madonna vs Rocco: children’s views must be considered

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It’s known colloquially as Sod’s Law. Earlier this week I was rushing around London and eventually business all done jumped on a train up North to Yorkshire from where I’m busy the rest of the week. Shortly after arriving in Harrogate yesterday afternoon I got a call to appear on tv in London. I couldn’t,…

http://www.marilynstowe.co.uk/2016/02/03/madonna-vs-rocco-childrens-views-must-be-considered/

Supreme Court: child of same sex couple habitually resident in the UK

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The daughter of a same sex couple was legally resident in the UK when her biological mother took her abroad, the Supreme Court has ruled. The case concerned a girl referred to as ‘B’, who is now aged seven. Her biological mother is a British woman of Pakistan background, who was involved in a same…

http://www.marilynstowe.co.uk/2016/02/03/supreme-court-child-of-same-sex-couple-habitually-resident-in-the-uk/

Re C: A surprising state of affairs

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When a parent removes a child from one country and the court decides, pursuant to the Hague Convention on Child Abduction, that the removal was wrongful, one would normally expect the court to order that the child be summarily returned to his or her country of origin. However, in Re C (leave to relocate), decided…

http://www.marilynstowe.co.uk/2016/02/03/re-c-a-surprising-state-of-affairs/