Consent before birth? Reflections on T v S [2025] EWHC 3581 (Fam)
In T v S [2025] EWHC 3581 (Fam) the High Court considered whether a parent can give valid consent to a child’s relocation before the child is born. Kesha Pabari acted for the respondent mother in this case and examines the court’s approach to consent under Article 13(a), the realities of parental discussions during pregnancy, and the wider context of Hague Convention defences.