View source for Re P (Appeal: Forced Marriage Protection Order: Jurisdiction) (2023) EWHC 195 (Fam)

{{Case
|Date=2023/02/02
|NCN=[2023] EWHC 195 (Fam)
|ICLR=[2023] WLR(D) 64
|ICLR ID=2023000742
|Essex issue=130
|Essex page=18
|Other citations=[2023] 3 All ER 77, [2023] 2 FCR 625, [2023] 2 WLR 769, [2023] Fam 165
|Court=High Court (Family Division)
|Judges=Knowles
|Parties=P, Q
|Sentence=FMPO
|Summary=P had been forced into a religious marriage, under pressure from both families, and repeatedly raped. The [[Family Law Act 1996]] allowed a Forced Marriage Protection Order to be made even though she was neither physically present in this jurisdiction nor a British citizen. The judge concluded: "I observe that this interpretation of the Act's wide and protective jurisdiction sends two clear messages which are of real importance. First, victims abroad who are forced into marriage with a British national or someone habitually resident here may be able to avail themselves of protective orders in this jurisdiction to counter such abusive behaviour and mitigate its harms. Second, British nationals or those who are resident here should be aware that they cannot force a person into marriage and escape legal sanction for their behaviour in the family court merely because their victim is neither habitually resident nor a British national."
|Subject=Miscellaneous cases
|News=Yes
|RSS pubdate=2023/03/17 11:42:48 AM
}}