31 Jan 2013
EW v. LP
- Citation
- EW v. LP
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCMP1605/2011
Court found on the balance of probabilities that the father held and was exercising joint rights of custody under Slovak law and that the mother's removal/retention of the child was wrongful; the father's protracted pre‑ and post‑proceedings delay together with his words and conduct amounted to acquiescence (or, alternatively, met the Re H exception) and undermined the objective of prompt return; independently, the mother established a grave risk that summary return would place the child in an intolerable psychological situation under Article 13(b); the father's late and unsigned undertakings…