Hearings
England & Wales
31 Jul 1997 [1998] Fam 75; [1998] 2 WLR 392; [1998] 1 All ER 271; [1997] 2 FLR 629, CA
23 Jul 1998 (pet all) [1999] 2 AC 308; [1998] 1 WLR 1395; [1999] 2 WLR 960; [1999] 2 All ER 353; [1999] 1 FLR 1167, HL(E)
Dawson v Wearmouth
Subject Matter
CHILDREN — Name — Change of surname — Mother registering illegitimate child in former husband's surname — Father seeking order that child be known by his surname — Whether order to be made — Whether registration to be taken into account in exercising discretion — Children Act 1989, ss 1(1)(3)(5), 8(1)
[1998] Fam 75; [1998] 2 WLR 392; [1998] 1 All ER 271; [1997] 2 FLR 629, CA
[1999] 2 AC 308; [1998] 1 WLR 1395; [1999] 2 WLR 960; [1999] 2 All ER 353; [1999] 1 FLR 1167, HL(E)
Appellate History
Dawson v Wearmouth [1998] Fam 75; [1998] 2 WLR 392; [1998] 1 All ER 271; [1997] 2 FLR 629, CA
Decision of the Court of Appeal affirmed
Dawson v Wearmouth [1998] Fam 75; [1998] 2 WLR 392; [1998] 1 All ER 271; [1997] 2 FLR 629, CA