The child, a boy, was aged eight at the date of the alleged wrongful removal. He was born in Poland to Polish parents and had always lived in Poland. The parents divorced in 2006 and thereafter proceedings were commenced in Poland in respect of the child, resulting in an order dated July 2007, granting the father alternate weekend staying contact with the child.
In August 2007 the mother unilaterally removed the child to Wales, where her then Polish boyfriend was living. The father claimed that he did not know the child’s whereabouts until April 2008. Return proceedings were issued in June 2008. Delays followed largely as a result of the obtaining of expert evidence on Polish custody law.
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