from New Zealand to France
The Court of Appeal has ordered the return of two children from New Zealand to France, following their parents' marriage breakdown and "tortured" legal proceedings.
The primary school-aged children were born in France and lived there until October 2020 when their New Zealand mother brought them to this country for a holiday.
In April 2021 the mother and the children were supposed to return to France but were prevented from boarding their plane because one of the children did not have a negative Covid-19 test result.
Their mother did not take any further steps to fly back to France, so the children's father sought their return under the Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction.
Link to article: Court of Appeal orders return of two children from New Zealand to France | RNZ News
