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Changes over time for: Cross Heading: Article 4
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Child Abduction and Custody Act 1985, Cross Heading: Article 4 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 10 November 2024. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations.
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Article 4U.K.
(1)Any person who has obtained in a Contracting State a decision relating to the custody of a child and who wishes to have that decision recognised or enforced in another Contracting State may submit an application for this purpose to the central authority in any Contracting State.
(2)The application shall be accompanied by the documents mentioned in Article 13.
(3)The central authority receiving the application, if it is not the central authority in the State addressed, shall send the documents directly and without delay to that central authority.
(4)The central authority receiving the application may refuse to intervene where it is manifestly clear that the conditions laid down by this Convention are not satisfied.
(5)The central authority receiving the application shall keep the applicant informed without delay of the progress of his application.
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