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Children Act 1989

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13 Change of child’s name or removal from jurisdiction.

(1) Where a child arrangements order to which subsection (4) applies is in force with respect to a child, no person may— (a) cause the child to be known by a new surname; or (b) remove him from the United Kingdom; without either the written consent of every person who has parental responsibility for the child or the leave of the court. (2) Subsection (1)(b) does not prevent the removal of a child, for a period of less than one month, by a person named in the child arrangements order as a person with whom the child is to live . (3) In making a child arrangements order to which subsection (4) applies, the court may grant the leave required by subsection (1)(b), either generally or for specified purposes. (4) This subsection applies to a child arrangements order if the arrangements regulated by the order consist of, or include, arrangements which relate to either or both of the following— (a) with whom the child concerned is to live, and (b) when the child is to live with any person.

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13 Change of child’s name or removal from jurisdiction.

(1) Where a child arrangements order to which subsection (4) applies is in force with respect to a child, no person may— (a) cause the child to be known by a new surname; or (b) remove him from the United Kingdom; without either the written consent of every person who has parental responsibility for the child or the leave of the court. (2) Subsection (1)(b) does not prevent the removal of a child, for a period of less than one month, by a person named in the child arrangements order as a person with whom the child is to live . (3) In making a child arrangements order to which subsection (4) applies, the court may grant the leave required by subsection (1)(b), either generally or for specified purposes. (4) This subsection applies to a child arrangements order if the arrangements regulated by the order consist of, or include, arrangements which relate to either or both of the following— (a) with whom the child concerned is to live, and (b) when the child is to live with any person.

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