Claimant v Jason Rees Evans [2026] EWFC 81 (B).

This judgment was published by Her Honour Judge Cains sitting in the Family Court at Middlesbrough on 17 March 2026. On 23 February 2026 the court determined that the Defendant was in contempt of court having breached a Specific Issue Order (SIO) made on 2 January 2026 when he deliberately failed to return the child immediately to the Claimant’s care. The court had to make a Search and Return Order for the police to collect and return the child.