14 May 2013
F V J HC WN CIV-2013-485-000795
- Citation
- openlaw-c9e512ba_7bce_4bb7_93d4_dffb17d4cf91.pdf
- Court
- High Court
The application for a stay was dismissed because the court found the child's welfare and best interests outweighed the father's concerns: returning the child to Riyadh would provide stability and distance from parental conflict, the status quo was constructed by the father's earlier removal and therefore less persuasive, the mother's credibility and assurances reduced the risk of non-return (mitigated further by a $10,000 security), the appeal was bona fide and could be heard promptly, and these factors together justified allowing relocation to proceed pending the appeal.