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He did also signed consent forms for his Australian passport. And citizenship.

He's even told his Dad on Skype he don't want to come back. Gonna have to drag him back shouting and screaming I know that. He's got a girlfriend already (at 9) they are inseparable!! His Dad don't care tho..But I don't think a judge would either!!

I think the Dad is doing this now just to cause trouble. Thinking back now, I think he had every intention to do it, and waited for the 28 days to pass. But at the time when we sat down and talked about it, he said do it, he'll miss him, but he'd rather him brought up in Australia than the UK which is going down hill. So we took his word. How wrong were we. We said about getting a court order, but he said don't waste your money, I'm not gonna disagree with it...

Have got some texts from him, saying he likes the school we have chosen for him, and one saying could he see him on his birthday in August if we flew back or visa versa. But that's it.

Does it make no difference if they're Australian citizens??? Is there a Citizens Advice Bureau out here, as there is in the UK

As there was no issue at the time, there was no problem with the visa. But the law in the UK says we can take a child outside the UK for 28 days without permission. Which we got. But verbally. Now the 28 days is up, he's done a U-turn and decided to say no!!:mad:

Permission was verbal. And stupidly we thought he would keep his word as there was no problems between us all. We have been here just over a month now. Step son starts school Jan 27th. He has mentioned the Hague convention, but reading into it, I'm not sure what they will do. He can get a court order in UK, but step son and wife went out on Aussie passports, and I don't think a court order would be granted. But who knows.

My wife, me and my step son currently live in Melbourne. My wifes ex has now decided he didn't give us permission(which he did) to live in oz and is going to try get us sent back to the UK. My wife is an Australian citizen and my step son is too now. Can he do this even tho they are Australian citizens????