Some time ago, a judge in Kendal, England issued a document that looked like a “court order” – in fact the document says – “The Court orders that :-”
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This document tells a story; but in order to tell the story, it needs analysis; a full analysis of the words will reveal the story. The parents of the children (Katarina May and Peter Benedict Holmes) [“Katie” and “Ben”] (and the dates of birth of the children are correct) had BOTH made Applications to the Kendal County Court with regard to the children, and the Court was (under section 1(1)(a) of the CA 1989) holding a preliminary hearing to consider the questions raised in those applications – to consider making section 8(1) orders in response to those questions. [The children were NOT born in the jurisdiction of England & Wales – in fact the children are not English nor Scottish nor Welsh – they are Manx. Both children were born in Douglas, Isle of Man to Manx parents, and the birth certificates of the four members of the Holmes family have Isle of Man Government at the head]. Mr Stephen Holmes, the father, had asked a question and made a tentative application for a residence order; Mrs Yvonne Holmes, the mother, had asked a question and made a tentative application for a specific issue order, the specific issue being leave to remove the Manx children from the jurisdiction (of England & Wales). [Both applications had been made on or around 27/10/2003]. The Court had regard to the future welfare of the children and judge Nuttall considered time to be essential and so tried to schedule a hearing (a listing) in three weeks; the actual date was 19 days in the future – and “statements”