Tanith Greatrex Ball

<p><p>Hi Tanith, I sympathise with your post regarding your CO's request for fathers permission for your 17 year old to go to Oz. I myself am in a similar situation and have done lots of research. You do not need ANY kind of permission. Co's have a pathetic habit of asking for things that aren't legally required so I suggest you clarify with them that UK Law states that Hague Convention no longer applies once a child reaches age 16. This is the LAW and they cannot argue with such. And just to clarify- it is the Law of the Country in which the child resides which applies (so in your case UK Law). It makes me sad when people give out wrong information. I know people do it with the best of intentions but legally you don't need permission. There will be people who will say ' I had to go to court' or 'I had to get a signed blah blah' you don't need any of that once a child is 16. Hope Ive helped and I wish you all the best in your new life ahead <img src="<fileStore.core_Emoticons>/emoticons/smile.png" alt=":)" srcset="<fileStore.core_Emoticons>/emoticons/smile@2x.png 2x" width="20" height="20" /></p></p>