Continuing application of the Choice of Court Convention and Child Support Convention for the United Kingdom
After the conclusion of the transition period following the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union, the United Kingdom continues to be bound by the HCCH Convention of 30 June 2005 on Choice of Court Agreements (Choice of Court Convention) and the HCCH Convention of 23 November 2007 on the International Recovery of Child Support and Other Forms of Family Maintenance (Child Support Convention).
The United Kingdom has been bound by the Choice of Court Convention since 1 October 2015 and the Child Support Convention since 1 August 2014. On 28 September 2020, to ensure continuity in their application following its withdrawal from the European Union, the United Kingdom deposited an instrument of accession to the Choice of Court Convention and an instrument of ratification of the Child Support Convention. These instruments too