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Children
disputes
Mr C was separated from his former partner Miss
T with whom he had a 5 year old daughter. He saw
the daughter quite often but the relationship with
Miss T was always difficult and there was very little
communication between them. Out of the blue he received
a letter from Miss T informing him that she would
be leaving the country with the child in a few days
time and there was nothing he could do to stop her.
We advised Mr C to issue an urgent application for
a prohibited steps order to prevent the child from
being moved at least temporarily while investigations
could be made as to the suitability or otherwise
of the move. We made an application to the court
on the same day and a court hearing took place a
few days later.
The Judge, having heard the evidence, decided that
the child could accompany Miss T to her new home
in the Channel Islands but also made an order for
defined contact so that Mr C could continue to see
his daughter regularly and knew where she was living
and where she would be going to school. The Judge
ordered that the matter be brought back before the
court in a few months time to review the situation.
Mr C was satisfied that proper arrangements had
been made for him to carry on seeing his daughter
and have a real involvement in her upbringing. Return
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