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Hague Convention return application to Connecticut refused after the court found grave risk from domestic abuse and the mother’s complex PTSD.
FG, Re (A Child: Return Order to Lithuania) [2026] EWHC 1050 (Fam) (01 May 2026)
Hague Convention return proceedings concerning a 6-year-old child. The court found Lithuania was the child’s habitual residence and ordered return.
High Court family judgment ordering a child’s return to Lithuania under the Hague Convention after finding wrongful removal, no settlement, and no established Article 13 defence.
X (A Child), Re [2026] EWCA Civ 518 (30 April 2026)
Court of Appeal dismissed an appeal against the summary return of a 14-year-old child to South Africa under the Hague Convention, rejecting Article 13(b) and welfare-based challenges.
Court of Appeal dismissed appeals against a Hague Convention return order for a 14-year-old child, holding the judge had properly weighed the child’s objections and welfare.
The Father v The Mother & Anor [2026] EWHC 1012 (Fam) (30 April 2026)
The court refused an immediate return to Egypt for a child, holding return could only occur if an Egyptian consent order and financial safeguards were secured.
A (A Child), Re (Habitual Residence) [2026] EWHC 1140 (Fam) (28 April 2026)
The High Court held that A was habitually resident in India on the application date, so it lacked jurisdiction over the wardship and summary return application.
N'djosse v Adeyeye [2026] EWHC 981 (Fam) (20 April 2026)
The court found the defendant in contempt for failing to take steps to return a child to France and for non-payment of ordered sums, imposing 12 months' immediate imprisonment.
The High Court found the defendant in contempt for breaching a child return order and sentenced him to 12 months' immediate imprisonment, with no separate penalty for unpaid sums.
D v M & Anor (Art 13(b) Alleged Murder of Parent) [2026] EWHC 731 (Fam) (01 April 2026)
Hague Convention return application dismissed after the court found a grave risk of psychological harm to the child and no workable protective measures.
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