Paragraph 14 F1
England and Wales
The court has jurisdiction in relation to an application under paragraph 1 in respect of a child if any of the following persons are habitually resident or domiciled in England and Wales on the date of the application—
a parent of the child;
a guardian or special guardian of the child;
a person who is named in a child arrangements order as a person with whom the child is to live;
the child.
The court has jurisdiction in relation to an application under paragraph 2 if the applicant or a parent against whom the order is sought or made is habitually resident or domiciled in England and Wales on the date of the application.
Annotations
Textual amendments
- F1
Sch. 1 para. 14 substituted (31.12.2020) by The Jurisdiction and Judgments (Family) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/519), reg. 1(1), Sch. para. 17(3) (with reg. 8) (as amended by S.I. 2019/836, regs. 1, 2(2)(b) and S.I. 2020/1574, regs. 1, 5(2)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
Notes on Jurisdiction ...
Textual amendments
- F1
Sch. 1 para. 14 cross-heading substituted (7.12.2012) by The International Recovery of Maintenance (Hague Convention 2007 etc.) Regulations 2012 (S.I. 2012/2814), reg. 1(2), Sch. 5 para. 3
- F2
Words in Sch. 1 para. 14 cross-heading omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of S.I. 2019/519, Sch. para. 17(2A) (as inserted by The Jurisdiction and Judgments (Family) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/836), regs. 1, 2(2)(a)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)