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Shared care arrangements in relocation cases (JAL v LSW)

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Published on: 09 April 2018
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  • What are the practical implications of this case?
  • What was the background?
  • What did the court decide?

Article summary

Family analysis: Richard Jones, barrister at 1 Garden Court Chambers, discusses the practical implications of the judgment in JAL v LSW, which concerns how the courts should approach relocation cases where care of the child has been shared.

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