Q: I moved with my ex-partner from Israel to Australia. When our son was a year old, we separated. About a month ago, she flew with our son from Australia to Israel and refuses to return. I consequently filed for the return of our abducted minor under the Hague Convention, in the Family Court. My ex-partner claimed that I agreed to our son’s moving to Israel, and as proof she submitted recordings of conversations in which we were arguing and I was yelling at her, “Why don’t you fly out of here already?”, “Book a flight.” What are the chances that her claim of my “consent” to the move will be accepted?
By: דיאנה שאלתיאל•Published on: 11 September, 2025A: Her chances are slim. When it comes to an exchange of things that you had during a fight. In a similar matter heard at the Family Court in Jerusalem, the mother’s claim for the father’s consent was rejected, and it was ruled on May 13, 2025, that the minor would return to his country of origin, on a flight financed by the mother, and she was also ordered to pay court costs and attorney fees.
[Family File 4232-03-25]