The Weekly Law Reports
[2020] 3 WLR 1233
Family Court
MS v RS and others
[2020] EWFC 30
2020 Feb 11, 12;
April 22
April 22
MacDonald J
Children— Declaration of parentage— Presumption of legitimacy— Father’s application for declaration of non-parentage— Standard of proof required to rebut common law presumption of legitimacy— Whether in children’s best interests for court to determine application—
Family Law Reform Act 1969 (c 46), s 26
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Family Law Act 1986 (c 55), s 55A (as inserted by Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act 2000 (c 19), s 83(2) and amended by Crime and Courts Act 2013 (c 22), s 17, Sch 11, para 97)