is habitually resident, (where does he normally live), what is the purpose of the trip, do you have return tickets, do you have contacts in Turkey, do you know enough people where she will be staying etc. If there is a danger of her taking him without your consent, contact the police about issuing a port alert to prevent her leaving any major ports with him. If you have the passport, retain it until there is an agreement. Unless you have strong reassurances of return, until you are certain about the procedure for his return, I would not advise giving consent. Equip yourself with sound, specific legal advice. An appointment with a good lawyer may costs 200 for an hour but it's worth it in this situation. Best regards Q. Hello Harjit, I wonder if you can answer my query. I am a nrp with two children; one 11 year old boy and one 8 year old girl both living with their mother in what used to be our family home and her new partner whom she is engaged to be married again. We separated in 2008 and divorced in 2009 and a court order was put in place covering the distribution of assets. In the court order it specified a sum based on my net income at the time to pay for child support on a monthly basis. I paid that every month (bar one minor deduction) until last year when I was made redundant and had to claim