M v F

M v F

The welfare of the children is best served by permitting relocation to Uganda without delay for a mirror order, requiring registration of the order in Uganda, obliging the father to pay all travel costs, and refusing permission for the father to take the children to Eritrea or to have their passports due to the risk of retention and lack of enforceable safeguards.

Parties
Applicant: M; Respondent: F
Jurisdiction
England and Wales
Judgment Date
04 July 2018
Procedural Posture
Child Arrangements Application / Final Hearing
Outcome
Application granted in part; relocation to Uganda permitted; father's contact arrangements maintained; permission to take children to Eritrea and provision of passports refused.
Legal Topics
Child Relocation, Child Arrangements, International Enforcement of Orders, Contact Arrangements, Risk Assessment in Non Hague Countries
Family Law Child Relocation Child Arrangements International Enforcement of Orders Contact Arrangements Risk Assessment in Non Hague Countries

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Parties

M

Applicant

F

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Child Arrangements Application / Final Hearing

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether relocation to Uganda should be conditional on a mirror order in Uganda
  2. 2 Extent of father's obligation for travel costs
  3. 3 Permission for father to take children to Eritrea

Ratio Decidendi

The welfare of the children is best served by permitting relocation to Uganda without delay for a mirror order, requiring registration of the order in Uganda, obliging the father to pay all travel costs, and refusing permission for the father to take the children to Eritrea or to have their passports due to the risk of retention and lack of enforceable safeguards.

Court Disposition

Application granted in part; relocation to Uganda permitted; father's contact arrangements maintained; permission to take children to Eritrea and provision of passports refused.

Orders

  • Mother permitted to relocate with children to Uganda.
  • Order to be registered in Uganda; not a precondition for relocation.