Case No. ZC21P00327

69.The father proposes that the mother and children remain in London. His position is that they have a happy and stable life in London and that the UK is their home, not the USA. He proposes that the parties should separate and in accordance with the CAFCASS recommendations there should be a joint lives with order and a shared care arrangement. Although the father accepts that initially the children should spend the greater part of their time with the mother, it became clear from his oral evidence that he was seeking to move to a position whereby the children were spending equal amounts of time with each parent within a relatively short period of time.70.His statement does not provide much detail on the type of accommodation that he and the mother will need in the future, although it is implicit in his evidence that he accepts two separate households will be required and that each parent will require (at least) a three bedroom property.71.If the mother’s relocation application is refused, then the father envisages that many aspects of the children’s lives will remain the same. They can continue to have the same nanny. The father hopes that VB can continue at her existing school and that her younger sister can join her this autumn. If this is not possible the father confirms that there are a number of excellent rated State primary and secondary schools within their local area. The children will continue to receive medical treatment for their heart condition either privately through the mother’s health insurance or through the NHS. He refers to the children having a wide circle of friends and identifies that the current arrangements will afford the children the familiarity and stability which, the father considers, will be crucial to minimising the impact of the breakdown of the parents’ relationship upon them.72.For her part the mother does not consider that it is likely to be affordable for the parents to purchase two suitable properties in the local area and continue to privately educate the children. She expresses some reservations about whether it would be possible for the children to obtain places at the best-rated State schools and also raises an issue as to whether the children would receive the same level of checks for their heart condition if they were solely reliant on NHS treatment. She also states that she has serious doubts as to whether she would be able to continue working in her current role if permission to relocate were to be refused.