FD25P00286 - [2025] EWHC 2175 (Fam)

Royal Courts of Justice

Strand, London, WC2A 2LL

Before :

Mr Geoffrey Kingscote KC

(sitting as a Deputy High Court Judge)

Kate Makepeace Grieve instructed by JMW Solicitors, solicitorsfor the Applicant (father)

Charlotte Baker instructed by Hunters Law, solicitorsfor the Respondent (mother)

Hearing dates: 24 and 25 June 2025

Judgment

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MR GEOFFREY KINGSCOTE KC

SITTING AS A DEPUTY JUDGE OF THE HIGH COURT

This judgment was delivered in private. The judge has given leave for this version of the judgment to be published on condition that (irrespective of what is contained in the judgment) in any published version of the judgment the anonymity of members of their family must be strictly preserved. All persons, including representatives of the media, must ensure that this condition is strictly complied with. Failure to do so will be a contempt of court.

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