Case No. ZC21P00327

6.The mother is in her mid-forties. She is a dual US and UK citizen. She was born in the USA and spent most of her childhood living in the Boston area where she attended school and university. On graduating she lived first in other parts of the USA, then in France. Since 2005 she has lived in London and has subsequently acquired British Citizenship. The father is about three years older than the mother. He is a UK national and has lived all of his life in the UK. The children have both British and US Citizenship.7.The parents first met in 2011. They began to cohabit the following year. They became engaged in late 2013 and married in the summer of 2014, the wedding taking place in Massachusetts. Their elder daughter was born in 2016, and the younger daughter was born in 2018. Throughout their marriage they have lived in London. Both parents are in employment with well paid jobs in the financial and technology sectors.8.The parents and children continue to live together in the matrimonial home in London. This is owned by the parents although it is subject to a substantial mortgage. The elder child, VB, is at an independent school. The younger child, LB, currently attends a private nursery. Both parents have played an active role in the children’s parenting, although one of the issues in dispute between them is the extent to which the mother should be regarded as the primary carer. The family are assisted by a full-time, live out, nanny who has been with the family since the birth of the elder child.9.Both children have been diagnosed with a heart condition for which they have received private medical treatment. This condition is controlled through medication. VB appears to have outgrown the condition and is now on a very low dose of medication, LB remains on a higher dose, although it is hoped that she too will outgrow the condition in due course.