The Covid-19 pandemic has caused a surge in families wishing to permanently relocate overseas. Where families mutually agree to relocate, the process is simple. However, a common problem faced by separated or divorced parents is that one parent wants to leave with the child whereas the other parent wants the child to remain in Hong Kong. This article by Chantelle Woo deals with some of the commonly asked questions faced by parents in such situations.
The pandemic has created an increase in the number of families permanently leaving Hong Kong. But what happens when a separated or divorced parent wants to leave with the child, while the other parent wants to stay in Hong Kong, and wants the child to stay here with them? Senior Associate Chantelle Woo from Gall
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The Covid-19 pandemic has caused a surge in families wishing to permanently relocate overseas. Where families mutually agree to relocate, the process is simple. However, a common problem faced by separated or divorced parents is that one parent wants to leave with the child whereas the other parent wants the child to remain in Hong Kong. This article by Chantelle Woo deals with some of the commonly asked questions faced by parents in such situations.
The pandemic has caused a surge in families wishing to relocate overseas. Caroline McNally and Kajal Aswani explore what happens when a separated or divorced parent wants to leave with the child, while the other parent wants to stay in Hong Kong, and wants the child to stay here with them.
Caroline McNally has written a Case Summary on a recent international relocation case H v W [2021] HKCA 733 for Hong Kong Lawyer magazine. In relocation cases, the paramount consideration is whether the relocation is in the best interests of the child. When considering whether to agree to relocation, parents should be mindful that it is no longer possible to easily shuttle between countries as was the case in pre-pandemic times and there is a real possibility they may be separated from their children for prolonged periods of time.
On 25 July 2019, the Court of Appeal handed down its reasons for judgment in an appeal brought by the Petitioner Father against the Trial Judge’s decision to allow the Respondent Mother to leave Hong Kong with the two children of the family to Miami, USA.
