29.07.2025 Temporary Order of the Athens Court of First Instance – Designation of Greece as the place of residence of the parties’ minor daughter, where she lives with her mother, and provision that the father’s right of access will be exercised in Greece – Reform of the Swiss court decision due to the mother’s forced relocation from Switzerland to Greece and the risk of illegal retention of the child by the father.
By temporary order dated 29.07.2025, at the request of my client, a Greek national and former resident of Switzerland, the Athens Court of First Instance provisionally settled, in accordance with the interests of her minor daughter, the urgent situation that arose after her urgent and forced relocation from Switzerland to Athens. Specifically, the Court accepted that if a Swiss court decision granting communication rights to the minor’s father, a resident of France, were to be enforced, there was a risk that the child would be illegally detained there. The solution chosen by the Court, in accordance with the mother’s request, was to temporarily designate Greece as the minor’s place of residence and to provide that the father should communicate with her in our country, especially during the upcoming summer holidays, without overnight stays.
The summer vacation period can often turn into a nightmare for parents, especially when one parent’s communication with the child is to take place abroad. The process of protective measures, with the possibility of issuing a temporary order, is the surest way to avoid the relevant risk, especially since the violation of a temporary order is a criminal offense and can lead to immediate arrest and trial of the parent who breaches it.
