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01 April 2020 / Kim Beatson , Victoria Rylatt
Issue: 7881 / Categories: Features , Family
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Relocation update

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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
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