Child Abduction During the Covid Pandemic

Written by a practising barrister of more than four decades, this book tells and analyses the stories in relation to the abduction of children during the Covid 19 Pandemic. The issues in the cases are based on real life stories of families and their disputes arising out of the breakdown of their relationships and abduction of children in certain circumstances. However, the names are fictitious, and I have protected the anonymity of the parties’ identities, and their real-life stories with fictional situations rather than the actual stories. Any resemblance to the people either living or dead are purely unintentional. The countries involved could not be anonymized because the laws are applied and set out in the court orders based on the jurisdiction of the geographical areas of the country where the parties reside. This book outlines the procedure to deal with urgent applications where necessary in such cases. The stories and court orders predominantly deal with the cases during the pandemic. I have included certain scenarios and court orders pre-pandemic for the reader to understand the difference between the court orders pre-pandemic and post- pandemic. This book also deals with relevant family law statutes and family law Practice Directions to inform the reader that such cases could not be dealt with in isolation. I have also dealt with a brief historical introduction to the evolution of matrimonial legislation where necessary. I hope the readers will find the book interesting.