Hearings
England & Wales
24 Jan 2000 [2000] Fam 139; [2000] 2 WLR 1284; [2000] 2 All ER 29; [2000] 1 FLR 418, Fam D (Wall J)
In re O (A Minor) (Blood Tests: Constraint)
Additional names
J (A Minor), In re
Subject Matter
CHILDREN — Blood test — Paternity — Child under 16 in care of mother — Court directing blood sample to be taken for paternity purposes — Mother refusing consent — Whether jurisdiction to compel compliance with direction — Family Law Reform Act 1969, ss 20(1), 21(1)(3)
[2000] Fam 139; [2000] 2 WLR 1284; [2000] 2 All ER 29; [2000] 1 FLR 418, Fam D