She wants to travel to Morocco with her child without the father’s consent, but the judge says yes
A mother wanted to spend more than a month in Morocco with her child, but did not have the father’s consent. Asked to intervene before the departure, the Dutch courts ultimately authorized the trip and themselves replaced the missing consent.
The stay was planned in Meknès, from 22 July to 25 August 2026. To be able to travel with the child, the mother needed the father’s authorization. Unable to obtain it, she urgently applied to the Rotterdam court.
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At the hearing, however, the father clarified that he was not seeking to prevent the holiday. His opposition was part of a broader conflict: he currently has no contact whatsoever with his child.
The parents had previously taken part in support aimed at restoring the relationship between the father and the child. It had ended positively, but contact had not resumed afterward. The father initiated another legal proceeding in an attempt to restore it.
Before the court, he explained how difficult it was for him to have to give his consent for the mother to go on holiday with their child while he himself is currently unable to see the child.
The judge authorizes the trip to Morocco
This argument did not convince the court. The judge pointed out that a holiday period is, in principle, in a child’s best interests and that the child should be able to benefit from it.
A trip could be refused if it seriously compromised contact with the other parent. But in this case, there is currently no contact between the father and the child. The stay in Morocco therefore does not interrupt any existing visitation rights.
The court acknowledges that the situation is painful for the father, but considers that his frustration cannot justify depriving the child of a holiday. Moreover, refusing the trip would not restore the relationship between them, according to the Rotterdam court’s decision.
The courts therefore authorized the mother to travel with her child to Meknès from 22 July to 25 August 2026. The judge’s decision legally replaces the father’s authorization.
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The mother also requested that the father be prohibited from obstructing the stay, subject to a penalty of 1,000 euros per day, up to a maximum of 10,000 euros. On this point, the court ruled against her: the request was deemed insufficiently substantiated and too imprecise.