MC v FG (Relocation)

MC v FG (Relocation)

Having regard to all the circumstances and the welfare checklist, the children’s welfare is best met by permitting the mother to relocate with them to Country Y, where they will have immediate certainty, stability, and support from extended family, and where their relationship with their father can be sustained through regular contact.

Parties
Applicant Mother: MC; Respondent Father: FG
Jurisdiction
England and Wales
Judgment Date
26 July 2024
Procedural Posture
Family Law Child Relocation / Final Judgment
Outcome
Application to relocate granted
Legal Topics
Child Relocation, Welfare of the Child, Parental Responsibility, Contact Arrangements
Family Law Child Relocation Welfare of the Child Parental Responsibility Contact Arrangements

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Parties

MC

Applicant Mother

FG

Respondent Father

Procedural Posture

Family Law Child Relocation / Final Judgment

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Should the mother be permitted to relocate with the children to Country Y?
  2. 2 What arrangements best serve the welfare of the children?

Ratio Decidendi

Having regard to all the circumstances and the welfare checklist, the children’s welfare is best met by permitting the mother to relocate with them to Country Y, where they will have immediate certainty, stability, and support from extended family, and where their relationship with their father can be sustained through regular contact.

Court Disposition

Application to relocate granted

Orders

  • The mother is permitted to relocate with the children to Country Y.
  • Arrangements for the children to spend time with the father to be agreed between the parties, with suggested equal division of school holidays and regular contact.