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The High Court has directed the return of three children to Sweden, under the Hague Convention on Child Abduction. The court found no genuine consent or acquiescence by the mother to the children's removal, no grave risk to the children upon return, and determined that the children's objections to returning were not reliable due to significant influence from the father. The court emphasized the need for a real, positive, and unequivocal consent for removal, which was not present in this case, and highlighted the trust placed in the Swedish courts to address any welfare concerns.
Hague Convention on Child Abduction, Child Abduction and Enforcement of Custody Orders Act 1991, Regulation (EC) 2019/1111, habitual residence, custody rights, wrongful removal, settlement in new environment, consent, acquiescence, grave risk, children's objections, influence, international protection, residency rights, psychological pressure, mental abuse, immigration status, Swedish courts, welfare interests, return order.
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