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High Court exercises parens patriae jurisdiction when children have no habitual residence

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High Court exercises parens patriae jurisdiction when children have no habitual residence

In AS v TH (No 2) (Jurisdiction to make final orders) [2016] EWHC 2825 (Fam), the High Court made final child arrangements orders for children who were found to have no habitual residence after their removal without consent from Scotland and retention in England. The court did not lose jurisdiction despite the children returning to Scotland.

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Resource ID w-004-7619
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Published on 01-Dec-2016
Resource Type Legal update: case report
Jurisdictions
  • England
  • Wales
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