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Child Abduction: State of mind
Jemma Thomas and Nancy Khawam review the Supreme Court’s decision in Re LC and consider the impact on future cases ‘Habitual residence is a question of fact and, as such, any determination of habitual residence is difficult to appeal: the trial judge has made a decision on the basis of the facts that they have …
Cases Referenced
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- LK v Director-General Department of Community Services [2009] HCA 9
- Mercredi v Chaffe [2010] EUECJ C-497/10; [2011] EWCA Civ 272
- Re A (Children) [2013] UKSC 60
- Re D (A Child) (Abduction: Rights of Custody) [2006] UKHL 51
- Re LC (Reunite: international child abduction centre intervening) [2014] UKSC 1
- Re M & anor (Children) (Abduction: Rights of Custody) [2007] UKHL 55
- Re W (children) (abuse: oral evidence) [2010] EWCA Civ 57; [2010] UKSC 12