The court heard that they moved to the country where they adopted both their children, in order to become habitually resident there.They moved back to Ireland several years ago, after the adoption took place.
They claim they have provided details to the Adoption Authority of Ireland, which regulates adoptions in Ireland, to show they were habitually resident in the country when the second adoption took place. They claim their efforts to do so have been rejected on grounds including that they did not fulfill certain legal requirements of Irish adoption laws and that they were not habitually resident in the other country when they adopted their second child.