My wife has flown to Australia, her country of origin, to give birth to our second child. I insisted that our first child, our son, stays here in Israel with me. My wife has consequently filed an application at the Family Court in Israel to allow our son to come visit her in Hungary, for 30 days, (she claims). I am afraid she will retain our son in Australia. Will the Court accept her application?
By: דיאנה שאלתיאל•Published on: 11 February, 2025
Not necessarily. In a decision given on January 5th, 2025, The Tel-Aviv Family Court, rejected a similar application of a mother to allow her minor son, to visit her, in Australia, her homeland, where she flew to give birth. The Court examined whether it would be in the best child’s interest to allow the visit and decided against it. The Court found that the child’s father’s fears that once the child arrives to Australia, the mother will start legal procedures there to avoid returning the minor child, were real and plausible (Family Case # 14558-12-24). The Family Court consequently, rejected the mother’s application.