A UK mother who was told that her children must return to Poland to live with their allegedly abusive father has won her appeal on the basis that her mental health would make it impossible for her to return with the children, regardless of protective orders. The judge considered it unlikely that the father could be trusted to comply with the orders.
Part two of a two-part series providing a snapshot of the main findings and discussion from a literature review on specialist approaches to managing sexual assault proceedings.
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Dr Michelle Fernando, University of South Australia, analyses the impact of the Family Law Amendment Act 2023 (Cth) on cases involving the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction. (access to FLS members only)
Final article in a series by The Press investigating how the 1980 Hague Convention really works in New Zealand.
Part two in a series by The Press investigating how the 1980 Hague Convention really works in New Zealand.
This is the first in a series by The Press investigating how the 1980 Hague Convention really works in New Zealand.
Patrícia Álvares of The Hague Papers reports on a potentially groundbreaking declaration by the Brazilian Government – one which could be a first step towards safeguarding victims of domestic violence, both mothers and children, who are caught up in Hague proceedings.
![DL v BJ [2024] EWHC 2160 (Fam)](https://www.hague-mothers.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Family-Law-Week.png "DL v BJ [2024] EWHC 2160 (Fam)")
This was an application heard in the High Court. The court was concerned with the application under the inherent jurisdiction for the summary return of N (now aged 1 year 9 months, to Dubai in the United Arab Emirates).
The experiences of protective mothers caught up in Hague proceedings: ‘even when we win, we lose’.
Mindaugas Vaičiūnas, Advokatas and Associate Partner for Family Law, WIDEN Legal Lithuania, considers the implementation of the Convention in Lithuania. for Family Law Week