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Jeremy D. Morley
The U.K. Government has just issued its latest
“Lebanon travel advice.”
With respect to international parental child
abduction in Lebanon the U.K. Government has issued the following specific warning:
Child Abduction
One of the most common
requests for consular assistance in Lebanon is from British mothers seeking
help in overturning travel bans placed on their children or themselves by their
fathers or husbands. Lebanese family law is very different from UK law and
particular care is needed if child custody becomes an issue. If you have
concerns about child custody you should seek advice before travelling to
Lebanon about ‘travel bans’ that can be imposed by male heads of family. Even
you or your child holds a British passport you may be Lebanese automatically by
descent and subject to Lebanese laws and regulations. Any child travelling
without their father (even if the mother is accompanying them) may need to
provide proof that permission to travel has been given by the child’s father.
For further information see NOTES ON LEBANON AND
CHILD ABDUCTION by Jeremy D. Morley, http://www.international-divorce.com/ca-lebanon.htm
