# Child Abduction and Custody Act 1985, Paragraph


(1) A request for recognition or enforcement in another Contracting State of a decision relating to custody shall be accompanied by:
(a) a document authorising the central authority of the State addressed to act on behalf of the applicant or to designate another representative for that purpose;
(b) a copy of the decision which satisfies the necessary conditions of authenticity;
(c) in the case of a decision given in the absence of the defendant or his legal representative, a document which establishes that the defendant was duly served with the document which instituted the proceedings or an equivalent document;
(d) if applicable, any document which establishes that, in accordance with the law of the State of origin, the decision is enforceable;
(e) if possible, a statement indicating the whereabouts or likely whereabouts of the child in the State addressed;
(f) proposals as to how the custody of the child should be restored.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1985/60/schedule/2/paragraph/wrapper13 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/child-abduction-and-custody-act-1985/schedule-2/paragraph-wrapper13
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