The Court of Appeal revoked a relocation order allowing a mother to move her child to Singapore, citing that prematurity and lack of certainty (exacerbated by COVID-19 travel restrictions), deviation from expert advice (a child psychologist’s recommendations were overlooked), and unsecured plans regarding finances, housing, and the mother’s relationship in Singapore.

The court emphasized the trial judge’s failure to comprehensively assess the child’s welfare but left room for the mother to reapply with a more viable proposal.