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Travelling abroad with children requires extra planning. Following divorce or separation, one parent may wish to take their child abroad on holiday. It may also be the case that your child is an unaccompanied traveller visiting friends or family abroad. This advice is also relevant to grandparents, friends and unmarried parents travelling with children.
Before you purchase that ticket, remember the following:
Unable to obtain consent?
Where a parent is unable to obtain consent from the relevant party with parental responsibility, an application can be made to the Court for permission to travel but this should be done well in advance.
Child travelling abroad without your consent?
If you are concerned that your child may be travelling without your consent, consider making an application to the Court to prevent removal of the child from the jurisdiction and reporting the matter to the Police. Child abduction is a criminal offence and port alerts can be put into place.
If in doubt, you should seek legal advice in relation to these matters. If you require assistance, please contact us.
ENDS
This is for information purposes only and is no substitute for, and should not be interpreted as, legal advice. All content was correct at the time of publishing and we cannot be held responsible for any changes that may invalidate this article.
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