In re S (A Minor) (Abduction: Custody Rights)

Subject Matter

CHILDREN — Custody rights — Enforcement — Child aged nine with French father and English mother living in France — Mother bringing child to England in breach of father's custody rights — Child's speech impediment abating in England — Child's fear of impediment recurring if returned to France — Whether court to take account of child's objection — Whether exceptional circumstances warranting refusal to order return — Child Abduction and Custody Act 1985, Sch 1, art 13

[1993] Fam 242; [1993] 2 WLR 775