In re I (A Child) – WLR Daily

Posted December 4th, 2009 in conflict of laws, contact orders, domicile, EC law, law reports by sally

In re I (A Child) [2009] UKSC 10; [2009] WLR (D) 351

“The right of parties in child contact proceedings to opt in to the jurisdiction of an EU country which would not otherwise have jurisdiction to determine the child’s future, contained in art 12.3 of Council Regulation (EC) No 2201/2003 on jurisdiction and enforcement in matrimonial and parental responsibility matters (‘Brussels II Revised’), could apply when the child was habitually resident outside the European Union.”

WLR Daily, 3rd December 2009

Source: www.lawreports.co.uk

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