Contact & Residence (International Issues)

Questions we have been asked include:

‘Mother is asylum seeker; father UK citizen; wants to marry outside UK; how best get contact with baby?’
‘Mother has taken son to Australia. Can I make her bring him back?’
‘What is the legal position for unmarried father in Scotland?’
‘Father living in Scotland; mother moved to Ireland. Has no address’

REUNITE

This UK charity specialises in international parental child abduction and provides advice, information and support to parents, family members and guardians who have had a child abducted or who fear child abduction. Reunite also provides advice to parents who may have abducted their child as well as advising on international contact issues. Advice line: 0116 2556 234 (from abroad: +44 (0)); email: reunite@dircon.co.uk: address: P.O. Box 7124 Leicester LE1 7XX

SCOTLAND

• Scottish Child Law Centre
Tel: +44 (0) 131 667 6333
Freephone for Under 18s: +44 0800 328 8970
email: enquiries@sclc.org.uk
website: www.sclc.org.uk

• Scottish Executive Justice Department
Civil Law Division
2WR, St Andrew’s House
Regent Road EDINBURGH EH1 3DG
tel: 0131 244 3581
email: family.law@scotland.gsi.gov.uk
excellent online information: http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Justice/Civil/17867/10382

IRELAND

• The AIRE Centre
Advice line: +44 (0) 20 7831 3850
email: info@airecentre.org
Website: www.airecentre.org