F and M
| Jurisdiction | Northern Ireland |
| Judge | Rooney J |
| Neutral Citation | [2022] NIFam 39 |
| Court | Family Division (Northern Ireland) |
| Date | 24 November 2022 |
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Neutral Citation No: [2022] NIFam 39
Judgment: approved by the court for handing down
(subject to editorial corrections)*
Ref: ROO12010
ICOS No:
Delivered: 24/11/2022
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE IN NORTHERN IRELAND
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FAMILY DIVISION
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IN THE MATTER OF THE CHILDREN (NORTHERN IRELAND)
ORDER 1995
Between:
F
Applicant
and
M
Respondent
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ROONEY J
Anonymity
[1] In order to protect the identity of the children referred to in this judgment, I
direct that no report of this matter should reveal the names of the children or the
adult members of their family. The anonymity of the children must be strictly
preserved.
Issue for Determination
[2] The applicant father (hereinafter ‘F’) and the respondent mother (hereinafter
‘M’) are the parents of ‘E’ and ‘R.' The respondent mother is in the process of
renewing the children’s Dutch passports. R’s passport expires on 30 November 2022
and E’s passport expires on 3 March 2023. The Dutch embassy and passport office
has advised the respondent mother that since the applicant father’s name appears on
the birth certificates of the children, the father is required to sign their passport
applications. The applicant father has refused to do so. The respondent submits
that the refusal to sign the applications is unreasonable and accordingly seeks a
court order dispensing with the need for the applicant to sign the passport
applications. If such an order is granted, the passports would be issued without the
need for the applicant’s signature.
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