Our client approached EAS Legal with serious concerns that their children could be removed from Australia without their consent.
Given the potential consequences if the children were taken overseas, our Family Law team acted quickly to prepare the necessary material and place the concerns before the Court.
We successfully secured orders preventing the children from being removed from Australia and requesting that their names be placed on the Australian Federal Police Family Law Watchlist, providing our client with immediate protection while the broader parenting issues could be addressed. The Court has power to make orders restraining a child’s removal from Australia and requesting that the AFP place the child on the Family Law Watchlist where appropriate.
For our client, the result provided something invaluable, certainty that the children could not simply be taken overseas while the family law proceedings remained unresolved.
A great example of the importance of obtaining urgent legal advice when there is a genuine concern about international travel or the possible removal of children.
