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Family-law [2022] JRC 206

F v G (Family)

F v G (Family) [2022] JRC 206 (03 October 2022)

The appeal was allowed after the court held that the Registrar gave undue weight to urgency and status quo, without sufficient inquiry into serious welfare allegations.

  • Child-abduction
  • Welfare-of-the-child
  • Status-quo-in-custody
  • Urgency-in-family-proceedings
  • Procedural-fairness
  • Child-welfare
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Family-law [2018] JRC 102B

E -v- F

E -v- F (Matrimonial) [2018] JRC 102B (13 June 2018)

The Royal Court of Jersey refused the mother’s late application to stay child-residence proceedings in favour of England, citing forum, delay, and welfare concerns.

  • Forum-non-conveniens
  • Habitual-residence
  • Stay-of-proceedings
  • Child-arrangements
  • Judicial-continuity
  • Child-custody
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Family-law [2016] JRC 079A

In the matter of Libby (Family)

In the matter of Libby (Family) [2016] JRC 079A (07 April 2016)

The Jersey court granted interim residence and non-removal orders for a child, but adjourned the father’s residence application and required prompt resort to the English court.

  • Jurisdiction
  • Interim-residence-order
  • Non-removal-order
  • Child-custody
  • Family-law
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Family-law [2015] JRC 221

E -v- F (Family)

E -v- F (Family) [2015] JRC 221 (04 November 2015)

The court refused to order a child’s immediate return to Jersey, finding that the child’s stability and ongoing contact with his mother weighed against the injunction.

  • Injunction-for-return-of-child
  • Parental-responsibility
  • Habitual-residence
  • Jurisdiction-of-court-in-child-matters
  • Child-custody
  • Jurisdiction
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Family-law [2014] JRC 150

W -v- X (Family)

W -v- X (Family) [2014] JRC 150 (30 July 2014)

The Royal Court held it had jurisdiction to maintain ex parte residence and parental responsibility orders pending an urgent hearing on the children’s habitual residence.

  • Habitual-residence
  • Parental-responsibility
  • Ex-parte-orders
  • Jurisdiction
  • Child-abduction
  • Child-custody-jurisdiction
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Family-law [2009] JRC 207

In the matter of AB

In the matter of AB [2009] JRC 207 (03 November 2009)

In an urgent child-return application, the court ordered two children back to their mother after finding the father had misrepresented advice from police and Children’s Services.

  • Child-removal
  • Parental-responsibility
  • Welfare-of-the-child
  • Urgent-interim-orders
  • Child-custody
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Family-law [2008] JRC 099

S v S

S v S [2008] JRC 099 (20 June 2008)

The court ordered a mother to return a child to Jersey after finding the child was wrongfully retained in England and that interim stability favoured Jersey.

  • Habitual-residence
  • Wrongful-retention
  • Interim-injunction
  • Parental-responsibility
  • Best-interests-of-the-child
  • Child-custody
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Family-law [2005] JRC 029

G v A

G v A [2005] JRC 029 (14 March 2005)

The court found that the father and his family had alienated two young boys from their mother and ordered access to resume without delay.

  • Child-access
  • Parental-alienation
  • Best-interests-of-the-child
  • Supervised-access
  • Non-molestation-orders
  • Family-law
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