A Mother v A Health and Social Care Trust and The Child and Family Agency - In the matter of a female child KG aged 14 months
| Jurisdiction | Northern Ireland |
| Judge | McFarland J |
| Judgment Date | 21 December 2023 |
| Neutral Citation | [2023] NIFam 25 |
| Date | 21 December 2023 |
| Court | Family Division (Northern Ireland) |
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Neutral Citation No: [2023] NIFam 25
Judgment: approved by the court for handing down
(subject to editorial corrections)*
Ref: McF12377
ICOS: 23/095968
Delivered: 21/12/2023
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE IN NORTHERN IRELAND
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FAMILY DIVISION
OFFICE OF CARE AND PROTECTION
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Between:
A MOTHER
Applicant
v
A HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE TRUST
and
THE CHILD AND FAMILY AGENCY
Respondents
In the matter of a female child KG aged 14 months
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Mrs M-A Dinsmore KC with Ms M Mullally (instructed by Roche McBride solicitors) for
the mother
Ms L Murphy (instructed by the Directorate of Legal Services) for the Health and Social
Care Trust
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McFARLAND J
Introduction
[1] On 9 November 2023 the mother issued an application seeking an order that
“the proceedings under the Child Care Act 1991 ongoing in the Republic of Ireland
be transferred to Northern Ireland under Article 8 of the Hague Convention ... 1996.”
Background
[2] The background is that the child was born in England in October 2022. The
mother is a member of the Irish Travelling community. The child has lived with her
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