Family

• Do not summarily dismiss 1980 Hague Convention application other than in an exceptional case (Court of Appeal)
  In Re S (A Child) [2018] EWCA Civ 1453, the Court of Appeal endorsed the obiter remarks of Munby P in Re D (Children) (Child Abduction: Practice) [2016] EWHC 504 (Fam) and expanded on the reasons why a court should not summarily dismiss an application under the Hague Convention on the civil aspects of international child abduction of 25 October 1980 (1980 Hague Convention) other than in a truly exceptional case.
• Child arrangements orders must be correctly endorsed with the appropriate notice (High Court)
  In CH v CT [2018] EWHC 1310 (Fam), the High Court allowed a mother's appeal against a suspended committal order due to procedural irregularities.
• Family news round-up to 21 June 2018
  News stories of interest to family lawyers for the week to 21 June 2018.