W v Z

This judgment was handed down remotely at 12.00 noon on 3 rd March 2023 by circulation to the parties or their representatives by e-mail and by release to the National Archives.

(1)    31 May 2022 - the father to return the children to the USA within 10 days of the mother providing a signed consent for the father to travel with the children to the UK, and for them to remain living with the father in the interim with an interim contact schedule with the mother. The mother provided the consent form (as referred to in the ruling dated 10 June 2022).

(2)    10 June 2022 - the ruling on 31 May 2022 was suspended due to immigration issues regarding the father�s ability to enter the USA. The father informed this court on 2 March 2023 he had made the tourist visa application on 4 July 2022, the first available interview was on 30 January 2023.

(3)    23 June 2022 - the ruling required the father to pay for the mother to receive an evaluation, required the father to apply for a visa and provided for the father to pay $2,250 pm to the mother (which the father said he did from June to September inclusive).

(4)    7 August 2022 - the ruling required the children to be brought to the USA by the father for the remainder of the summer holidays, return to UK for start of school and then return to USA for Yom Tov (Jewish holiday) and final determination to be made before the end of Yom Tovim. The father says he did not comply with this as the mother did not provide the agreement, including the above terms and the date the children will return to the UK for school.