Chu and Lorde

In the matter of *Chu and Lorde*, heard before Gill J of the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia, the dispute concerned an application by the Mother for permission to travel with the parties' two children, R and C, to China. The proposed travel was scheduled to occur between 4 September 2019 and 5 October 2019.

The central legal issue before the court was whether to grant the Mother leave to remove the children from the Commonwealth of Australia for the specified period and purpose. This involved considering the children's best interests in the context of international travel and the potential implications for parental responsibilities and the children's welfare.

Gill J granted the Mother permission to travel with the children to China, authorising their removal from Australia for the duration of the proposed trip. The court also ordered that the children be removed from the Family Law Watchlist, and that the Mother be permitted to collect the children's passports from the Canberra Registry for the purpose of the travel, with an obligation to return them immediately upon her return to Australia.