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Family law [2021] HKCFI 2706

C v. R

法院裁定幼童HD自香港被母亲带往英国属错误移走,并应父亲申请作出《海牙公约》第15条声明。

  • Habitual residence
  • Wrongful removal
  • Article 15 declaration
  • Interim access
  • Parental rights
  • Habitual-residence
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International child abduction BLW v. BWL

BLW v. BWL

Hong Kong Court of Appeal held the twins were habitually resident in Hong Kong under an express parental agreement, and the mother’s custody filing was not wrongful retention.

  • Habitual residence
  • Wrongful retention
  • Custody
  • Jurisdiction
  • Forum non conveniens
  • Habitual-residence
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Family law K v. K

K v. K

The court ordered the mother to return the child to the father’s custody, applying welfare and habitual-residence principles and rejecting the mother’s reliance on the child’s wishes.

  • Wrongful retention
  • Habitual residence
  • Contempt of court
  • Forum conveniens
  • Peremptory return order
  • Welfare of the child
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Family law K v. K

K v. K

The court refused an Article 15 Hague Convention declaration, holding that the child was habitually resident in the Mainland, not Hong Kong, at the relevant time.

  • Habitual residence
  • Article 15 declaration
  • Wrongful retention
  • Custody rights
  • Habitual-residence
  • Hague-convention
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