The subject of this paper is relocation of the child in Germany, both legitimate and wrongful. The paper is divided in two segments. The first part of the paper deals with the issue of illegal relocation of the child by presenting basic international documents that regulate this issue and analyzing selected cases of practice concerning (allegedly) illegal relocation or retention of a child in Germany. As the first and most important document appears the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction, concluded 25 October 1980. Above all, the aims of this Convention itself are listed as well as defined when the removal or retention of child is considered to be wrongful. The following section deals with important legal notions, such as: the habitual residence of the child, the best interest of the child, deciding on the merits and the main tasks of the Central Authority. Futhermore the thesis describes the procedure for return of a child, how to initiate the procedure, which tools are used by the German Central Authority when locating a child, when the court will decline the urgent return of the child, when the child's opinion is taken into account and that according to the Act on Proceedings in Family Matters and in Matters of Non-contentious Jurisdiction there is possibility of medation. The followingt chapter deals with the Council Regulation (EC) No 2201/2003 of 27 November 2003 concerning jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in matrimonial matters and the matters of parental responsibility, repealing Regulation (EC) No 1347/2000 which complements the Hague Convention and serves as the primary document when resolving cases of child abductions between EU member states. Differences introduced by the Regulation, in comparison the Hague Convention are listed. The second part of the paper is devoted to the lawful relocation of the child. Paper further clarifies which steps should be taken when one of the parents does not want to give consent for relocation, as well as the steps to be taken when the other parent agrees with the relocation. The second case is presented by concrete example from case law. All listed theoretical and practical knowledge will serve to make the appropriate conclusions in the final chapter.