What steps can we take to get a child out of Poland?

Questioner

My girlfriend works in the Netherlands but has a 6 year old child in Poland. My girlfriend and I have been living together in my own home for a few months. She has a one-year contract, and I have a permanent contract with a stable and growing company. Her child lives in Poland with the father and grandmother (father's side). The father suffers from alcoholism and the grandmother takes more care of the child than the father, who takes little responsibility. We want to bring the child to the Netherlands to raise her here, but the father does not give his consent. My girlfriend has full custody and the father has half custody of the child. We are in talks with a lawyer in Poland. What actions can we take in the Netherlands itself to bring the child to the Netherlands as soon as possible?

Lawyer

This will have to be discussed with the lawyer in Poland. Since the child is in Poland, the court there has jurisdiction. A request to change the child's primary residence in Poland may have to be filed, in which permission is requested for the move to the Netherlands. Whether this is possible and under what circumstances depends on Polish law.