The court addressed a case where a mother removed her children to a non-Hague Convention country without the father's consent. Upon their return to the UK, the court prioritised the children’s welfare and stability, deciding they should remain living with the mother. The father was granted supervised contact, subject to review after the completion of a Domestic Abuse Perpetrators programme. This case highlights the paramountcy of children’s welfare in international abduction cases, even where strict Hague provisions do not apply.