G.M. v E.U. (Approved)

Given the urgency of this matter, involving as it does an alleged abduction of a child by one parent, judgment was delivered ex tempore at the conclusion of the hearing.� The text that follows is an edited version of the oral ruling.

             This matter comes before the court by way of an ex parte application. �The ex parte application is made in the context of an intended action seeking the return of a child to this jurisdiction pursuant to the Child Abduction and Enforcement of Custody Orders Act 1991.� The intended applicant is the father of the child; the intended respondent, the child's mother.� I am told that the mother�and the child�are outside the jurisdiction in Germany. �

             The application is based on an ex parte docket.� The principal relief sought is an order:

"Directing the Infant child to be returned to the Jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, pending the determination of intended proceedings within the Jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, pursuant to the Hague Convention."

             This relief is sought pursuant to the provisions of section 12 of the Child Abduction and Enforcement of Custody Orders Act 1991 as follows: