The Weekly Law Reports
[2023] 3 WLR 1
Family Division
In re C and another (Children)
[2023] EWHC 516 (Fam)
2023 Jan 4; March 9
Judge Moradifar sitting as a High Court judge
Children— Parental responsibility— Father— Man acquiring parental responsibility for child by virtue of registration as child’s father— Man subsequently found not to be child’s biological father— Mother applying for declaration of non-parentage in respect of man— Whether such declaration having effect of ending man’s parental responsibility— Whether necessary to conduct welfare analysis before making order ending parental responsibility—
Births and Deaths Registration Act 1953 (1 & 2 Eliz 2, c 20), s 10
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Family Law Act 1986 (c 55), s 55A
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Children Act 1989 (c 41), s 4