The WLR Daily case summaries
[2017] WLR (D) 479
Court of Appeal
In re C and another (Children) (Abduction: Rights of Custody)
[2017] EWCA Civ 980
2017 March 8, 9; July 12
Black, Sharp, Thirlwall LJJ
Children— Custody rights— Breach— Mother taking children from Australia to England for temporary period with father’s agreement— Mother failing to return children at end of temporary period— Judge refusing to return children on grounds habitually resident in England when wrongful retention occurring at end of temporary period— Whether possible for child to be wrongfully retained prior to end of agreed period of temporary absence—
Child Abduction and Custody Act 1985 (c 60), Sch 1, art 12