{"id":393,"date":"2017-03-10T15:09:49","date_gmt":"2017-03-10T15:09:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.just-family-law.com\/blog\/?p=393"},"modified":"2019-12-11T12:40:39","modified_gmt":"2019-12-11T12:40:39","slug":"returning-to-poland-following-brexit-5-helpful-tips","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.just-family-law.com\/blog\/index.php\/2017\/03\/10\/returning-to-poland-following-brexit-5-helpful-tips\/","title":{"rendered":"Returning To Poland Following Brexit? 5 Helpful Tips"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"application-body\">\n<blockquote><p>See February 2019 update,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.just-family-law.com\/blog\/index.php\/2019\/02\/15\/what-does-brexit-no-deal-mean-for-family-law\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>What Does Brexit No Deal Mean For Family Law<\/em>\u00a0<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<article id=\"pulse-article-content\" class=\"pulse-article\" tabindex=\"-1\" data-li-main-content=\"\">\n<header id=\"article-header\">1.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Since the Referendum vote on 23 June 2016 there\u2019s been a lot to think about. Will you be able to stay in the UK? Will you need to seek citizenship? The answers to these questions aren\u2019t known yet. But what about the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.just-family-law.com\/what-we-do\/children\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">children<\/a> if one of you decides to return to Poland, and the other decides to stay in the UK? You need answers and a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.just-family-law.com\/what-we-do\/international-family-law\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">good solicitor<\/a> can provide them.<\/header>\n<div class=\"prose\">\n<p>2.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0If you <a href=\"https:\/\/www.just-family-law.com\/what-we-do\/divorce-and-ex-pat-divorce\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">aren&#8217;t in agreement<\/a> about where the children should live, the parent who wants to take them back to Poland will need the consent of the other parent (or anyone else with parental responsibility) or the permission of the court otherwise he or she could be guilty of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.just-family-law.com\/services\/moving-abroad-with-children-and-child-abduction\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">child abduction<\/a>, an imprisonable offence.<\/p>\n<p>3.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0This is a situation where it is vital to\u00a0take <a href=\"https:\/\/www.just-family-law.com\/about-us\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">legal advice<\/a>. The Children Act says the paramount consideration is the welfare of the children and this is the basis upon which the court will make its decision.<\/p>\n<p>4.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0The UK is signed up to the Hague Convention and if a child is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.just-family-law.com\/what-we-do\/moving-abroad-with-children-and-child-abduction\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">abducted<\/a> an application can be made for an order that he or she be returned.<\/p>\n<p>5.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Where are court cases about children heard? Current EU rules say it\u2019s the country where the children are habitually resident. Current EU rules also ensure orders concerning children are recognised in member states and are enforceable.\u00a0(The UK government will have to decide whether to incorporate these EU rules into national law.)<\/p>\n<p>Phone me on 01962 217640 for a free 20 minute consultation on these complicated issues<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.just-family-law.com\/about-us\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><em>JUST FAMILY LAW<\/em><\/a><em>\u00a0are specialist divorce and family law solicitors offering personalised legal solutions.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Visit our website\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.just-family-law.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><em>just-family-law.com<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The topics covered in this blog post are complex and are provided for general guidance only. If any of the circumstances mentioned in this blog might have application to you, you should seek expert legal advice.<\/p>\n<p>photo of Pozna\u0144 Market Square by <a href=\"http:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Poznan_Market_Square_II.jpg?uselang=en-gb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Scotch Mist<\/a> on Wikimedia Commons<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>See February 2019 update,\u00a0What Does Brexit No Deal Mean For Family Law\u00a0 1.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Since the Referendum vote on 23 June 2016 there\u2019s been a lot to think about. Will you be able to stay in the UK? Will you need to seek citizenship? The answers to these questions aren\u2019t known yet. But what about the children [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[19],"tags":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.just-family-law.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/393"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.just-family-law.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.just-family-law.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.just-family-law.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.just-family-law.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=393"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"https:\/\/www.just-family-law.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/393\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2896,"href":"https:\/\/www.just-family-law.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/393\/revisions\/2896"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.just-family-law.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=393"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.just-family-law.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=393"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.just-family-law.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=393"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}