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Temporary relocation of a child: a practical approach
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Temporary relocation cases tend to fall into two categories. The first category is for a holiday with a typical duration of a few weeks for example to allow a child to return to a mother’s home country to see wider family during the summer holidays. The second category is a stay of a longer duration perhaps of several months. It may be to enable a child to have an extended stay with family or to allow the parent to pursue a temporary job opportunity.
Section 13 of the Children Act 1989 permits a person with whom a child lives (as recorded in a court order) to remove a child from the United Kingdom for a period of one month without the...
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