header-logo header-logo

Home Login E-newsletter About us
01 April 2020 / Kim Beatson , Victoria Rylatt
Issue: 7881 / Categories: Features , Family
printer mail-detail

Relocation update

© Copyright LexisNexis 2026. All Rights Reserved.
18640
Kim Beatson & Victoria Brown share a guide to the practical matters relating to child relocation
  • Practical matters and making the application.
  • The legal framework.
  • Case law update.
  • Enforcement issues.

Child relocation cases are difficult, often finely balanced cases with everything to win and lose. These are expensive to run and require detailed preparation by the applicant about the following issues:

  • Housing in the new location.
  • Existing ties, family, friends in the new location.
  • Quality of health care.
  • The locating parent’s employment prospects and financial considerations.
  • The quality of education for the child and the ease of entering the new education system.
  • Any language issues.
  • Visas and immigration issues.
  • The political situation, stability and safety in the new country.
  • Transport links between the new country and the old country.
  • Any new relationships of relevance/stepfathers etc.
  • Mirror orders—is the new country a signatory to The Hague Convention 1996, a member of the EU and a signatory to Brussels II revised?
  • The child’s wishes and feelings.
  • Could the other
If you are not a subscriber, subscribe now to read this content
If you are already a subscriber sign in
...or Register for two weeks' free access to subscriber content

MOVERS & SHAKERS

Read All
NLJ Career Profile: Daniel Burbeary, Michelman Robinson

NLJ Career Profile: Daniel Burbeary, Michelman Robinson

Daniel Burbeary, office managing partner of Michelman Robinson, discusses launching in London, the power of the law, and what the kitchen can teach us about litigating

Wedlake Bell—Rebecca Christie

Wedlake Bell—Rebecca Christie

Firm welcomes partner with specialist expertise in family and art law

Birketts—Álvaro Aznar

Birketts—Álvaro Aznar

Dual-qualified partner joins international private client team

NEWS
Read All
NLJ this week: Driving test fraudsters steer towards jail
Cheating in driving tests is surging—and courts are responding firmly. Writing in NLJ this week, Neil Parpworth of De Montfort Law School charts a rise in impersonation and tech-assisted fraud, with 2,844 attempts recorded in a year
NLJ this week: Deepfakes demand data law muscle
As AI-generated ‘deepfake’ images proliferate, the law may already have the tools to respond. In NLJ this week, Jon Belcher of Excello Law argues that such images amount to personal data processing under UK GDPR
NLJ this week: 40% penalty for coercive control
In a striking financial remedies ruling, the High Court cut a wife’s award by 40% for coercive and controlling behaviour. Writing in NLJ this week, Chris Bryden and Nicole Wallace of 4 King’s Bench Walk analyse LP v MP [2025] EWFC 473
NLJ this week: Mbappé row spotlights ‘ethics bonuses’
A €60.9m award to Kylian Mbappé has refocused attention on football’s controversial ‘ethics bonus’ clauses. Writing in NLJ this week, Dr Estelle Ivanova of Valloni Attorneys at Law examines how such provisions sit within French labour law
NLJ this week: Appeal court reins in ‘wrong defendant’ switcheroo

The Court of Appeal has slammed the brakes on claimants trying to swap defendants after limitation has expired. In Adcamp LLP v Office Properties and BDB Pitmans v Lee [2026] EWCA Civ 50, it overturned High Court rulings that had allowed substitutions under s 35(6)(b) of the Limitation Act 1980, reports Sarah Crowther of DAC Beachcroft in this week's NLJ

Copyright © 2026 LexisNexis
back-to-top-scroll