Facts: Following the Russian invasion of Ukraine, a seven year old child was taken by her mother during an access visit from her home, where she lived with her father, step-mother and half-siblings, and brought to Ireland. The child’s parents had separated after she was born and she lived with her father, with her mother having regular access. The child’s … Read More
IF v JG
IF v JG
| Respondent/Defendant: | JG |
| Court/s: | High Court |
| Citation/s: | [2023] IEHC 495 |
| Judgment Date/s: | 25 Jul 2023 |
| Judge: | Gearty MR |
| Category: | Temporary Protection |
| Keywords: | Child, Protection (Temporary) |
| Country of Origin: | Ukraine |
| URL: | courts.ie/viewer/pdf/a54eeb3e-a1c4-4743-a07c-afd7655d8c5a/2023_IEHC_495.pdf/pdf#view=fitH |
| Principles: | The Ukrainian resolution issued after the outbreak of conflict with Russia which permitted one parent to travel out of the country with children under the age of 18 did not and could not amount to the abandonment of international treaty obligations under the Hague Convention. The defence of grave risk arising from war was not established on the evidence or the statistics at the present time. |