12 Mar 2010
SS V HKM HC AK CIV-2010-404-1384
- Citation
- openlaw-8a6cac63_d8fc_4622_85c9_621ebc73a44c.pdf
- Court
- High Court
The High Court has jurisdiction under the Care of Children Act 2004 to place New Zealand citizen children under its guardianship even while they are physically outside the jurisdiction; given the children were habitually resident in New Zealand, their welfare and best interests require that the Court intervene to secure their prompt return to New Zealand and enable determination of future care by New Zealand courts, and the risk of non-return justified a without-notice interlocutory order directing return within 14 days and ancillary measures (residence, passports lodged, counsel for children…