The Weekly Law Reports
[1992] 2 WLR 610
[FAMILY DIVISION]
HAGER
v.
OSBORNE
1991 March 7,
8,
18;
June 27
June 27
Ward J.
Children
— Financial provision
— Jurisdiction
— Mother's affiliation complaint dismissed
— Subsequent enactment of provision enabling parent to seek financial relief
— Availability of new paternity tests
— Mother's application for financial relief
— Whether new provision retrospective
— Whether mother estopped by dismissal of affiliation complaint
— Whether application abuse of process
—
Guardianship of Minors Act 1971 (c. 3), s. 11B (as inserted by Family Law Reform Act 1987 (c. 42), s. 12)