The effect on P of any change of circumstances
27.P has been in the care of his foster carer for a period of a year now. He has formed a close attachment to her not surprisingly and has thrived in her care. Whatever order I make today will involve a very significant change of circumstances for P whether he goes to live with his father in London or he lives with his mother in Spain. There will need to be a significant adjustment for him which is likely to take some months, if not longer, whichever home he goes to. 28.In addition, a move to Spain obviously involves a change of physical environment because P has currently been living in London for the last year. He would remain in London with his father and therefore in more familiar circumstances, whereas Spain represents a new environment. He would have no conscious memory of the first three months of his life that he spent in Spain. Therefore, change and disruption is inevitable whichever order I make.