A (A Child) [2021] EWCA Civ 194

INCADAT legal file Hague parental abduction

Procedural Matters There was no need to for the child to be joined as a party to proceedings as the CAFCASS officer had appropriate skills to make his voice heard. Furthermore, it was clear that the mother had placed emotional pressure on the child and so his instructions to the legal team may not represent […]

CASE OF O.C.I. AND OTHERS v. ROMANIA (Application no. 49450/17)

INCADAT legal file Hague parental abduction

The mother, a Romanian national, and father, an Italian national, were married and lived together in Italy. They had two children born in 2008 and 2010. On 12 June 2015 the family went to Romania for their summer holiday. The father returned to Italy a few days later, expecting to collect the mother and children […]

G/G. RIT: C-403-2017

INCADAT legal file Hague parental abduction

The case is about a four-year-old boy born on 14 February 2013 in Carate Brianza, Italy, where he lived with his parents, who were not married. On 24 August 2016, the mother travelled with the child to Chile to visit the mother’s side of the family. On 12 September 2016, the father signed a travel […]