Case No. LS20P01640

1.This application concerns Zoe1. She was born at the end of October 2020 and is now therefore 2 years 4 months old. She is the only child of the applicant mother who lives with her in London. She is also the only child of the respondent father who lives in the United States of America. The mother and father were never married; their short relationship ended before Zoe was born.2.The application before the court has been brought by her mother under Section 15 and Schedule 1 of the Children Act 1989 (‘CA 1989’). This is the fourth judgment I have delivered in these proceedings, which began when Zoe was only a few days old. Separately, Sir Andrew McFarlane, President of the Family Division, has made welfare decisions on disputed issues over medical treatment in July 2021; for a brief period, Zoe was a Ward of the English High Court but the wardship was discharged in October 2022.3.During the life of these proceedings, I have made a number of interim maintenance awards to the mother for the benefit of Zoe. I have also made significant financial provision so that the mother can pay for expert legal advice and representation. The three earlier published judgments contain my reasoning for my earlier awards and should be read alongside this judgment; they are:-i)Re Z (Schedule 1: Legal Costs Funding Order; Interim Financial Provision) [2020] EWFC 80 (26 November 2020);