You should have permission of everyone with parental responsibility for a child (or permission from the Court) before taking a child abroad.

If a person with parental responsibility refuses to give consent an application to Court would be needed for a specific issue order.

Anyone with a child arrangements order that confirms that the child lives with them can take the child abroad for up to 28 days without specific consent needing to be sought. Details of the trip should still be provided though.

Details of the holiday that should be provided to anyone else with parental responsibility include;

• Dates of the trip
• Flight/ travel arrangements
• Where the child will be staying
• Emergency contact details.

George Green’s Specialist Family and Divorce Lawyers regularly advise clients in respect of the arrangements for children post separation including regarding holiday arrangements. Our expert Family Solicitors are based in our Cradley Heath, Wolverhampton and Sutton Coldfield offices and can meet with clients in person or via MS Teams.  If you wish to discuss this further please call 01384 410 410 and ask for a member of the family team or complete our online enquiry form and a member of our team will respond.