The Supreme Court has allowed an appeal by the non-biological mother of a seven - year -
old daughter: the birth mother's unilateral decision to take the child to Pakistan to live did not mean that child immediately lost her
habitual residence in the UK.
Re J (A Child:
Habitual Residence)[2012] EWHC 3364 (Fam)[2013] 1FLR 1460: Jurisdiction — Removal of seven - year - old child to USA — Spent entire life with grandmother in UK — Whether the child's habitual residence had altered — Whether the English court had juris
Habitual Residence)[2012] EWHC 3364 (Fam)[2013] 1FLR 1460: Jurisdiction — Removal of seven - year -
old child to USA — Spent entire life with grandmother in UK — Whether the child's
habitual residence had altered — Whether the English court had juris
habitual residence had altered — Whether the English court had jurisdiction.