NO v JL [2018] EWFC 79 (16 November 2018)

NO v JL [2018] EWFC 79 (16 November 2018)

The welfare of the child required reducing time spent with the father, eliminating Tuesday night stays, confirming the child lives with the mother, maintaining balanced holiday arrangements, imposing safeguards for foreign travel, and making a section 91(14) order to restrict further applications for three years.

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Citation
[2018] EWFC 79
Parties
Applicant/father: NO; Respondent/mother: JL
Jurisdiction
England and Wales
Judgment Date
16 November 2018
Procedural Posture
Family Law Child Arrangements / Final Judgment on Cross Applications
Outcome
Child to live with mother; contact with father as specified; section 91(14) order made; safeguards for foreign travel imposed.
Legal Topics
Child Arrangements, Parental Responsibility, Section 91(14) Children Act 1989, Foreign Travel and Risk of Abduction
Family Law Child Arrangements Parental Responsibility Section 91(14) Children Act 1989 Foreign Travel and Risk of Abduction

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Parties

NO

Applicant/father

JL

Respondent/mother

Procedural Posture

Family Law Child Arrangements / Final Judgment on Cross Applications

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Apportionment of child's time between parents
  2. 2 Permission for holidays abroad and safeguards
  3. 3 Section 91(14) order to restrict further applications

Ratio Decidendi

The welfare of the child required reducing time spent with the father, eliminating Tuesday night stays, confirming the child lives with the mother, maintaining balanced holiday arrangements, imposing safeguards for foreign travel, and making a section 91(14) order to restrict further applications for three years.

Court Disposition

Child to live with mother; contact with father as specified; section 91(14) order made; safeguards for foreign travel imposed.

Orders

  • E to live with mother; father to have contact on alternate weekends (Friday to Monday), half of each school holiday, alternate half terms, and specified summer holiday periods.
  • Tuesday night stays with father eliminated; mother to ensure attendance at Turkish classes.