You can apply for a recovery order in conjunction with parenting orders.
Family law proceedings of any nature are quite slow, but it's important, of course, to be patient with the system and do everything right, otherwise it may complicate your matter later.
Your first port of call is Legal Aid. Request a consultation with one of their solicitors to get legal advice - it's free. You can also apply through Legal Aid to do a family dispute resolution conference, which is mandatory before any family law proceedings can commence. The mediator may deem mediation to be unsuitable, but alternatively, if it is deemed suitable but you're unable to reach agreement with your former spouse through family dispute resolution, you will receive a s60i certificate which must be included in your initiating application for parenting orders through the court.
If you pursue court proceedings, you can file for a recovery order concurrently with parenting orders. A recovery order is a request that the court order your former spouse to relocate back to the state with the children, but the parties will need to show why the orders sought are in the best interests of the children. When deciding what's in the children's best interests, the court will look at the factors outlined in
s60CC of the Family Law Act 1975. For example (and this is only an example), if the children are quite young, you might have concerns that they will be unable to maintain a meaningful relationship with you due to the tyearanny of distance impacting their capacity to spend time with you on a regular basis.
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Recovery orders