The Law Reports (Family Division)
[2019] Fam 226
Court of Appeal
Thum
v
Thum
[2018] EWCA Civ 624
2018 March 15;
July 12
July 12
King, Richards, Moylan LJJ
Marriage— Divorce— Service— Wife issuing divorce petition in High Court but petition not served forthwith— Husband issuing petition in Germany prior to service of wife’s petition— Whether wife failing to take “steps … required … to have service effected” on husband— Whether High Court deemed to have been seised when wife’s petition issued—
FPR
r 7.8
—
Council Regulation (EC) No 2201/2003, art 16(1)(a)