In re C (Children) (Child in Care: Choice of Forename)

Subject Matter

CHILDREN — Name — Choice and registration of forename — Twin children subject of interim care orders — Mother proposing to name children “Cyanide” and “Preacher” respectively — Local authority seeking order restraining mother from so naming children and registering names — Whether and under what power High Court having jurisdiction to make order — Whether naming of child and registration of child’s birth and name constituting acts of parental responsibility — Births and Deaths Registration Act 1953 (c 20), s 2(1)

[2016] EWCA Civ 374; [2017] Fam 137; [2016] 3 WLR 1557; [2017] 1 FLR 487; [2016] WLR (D) 204, CA

Commentary

Child Protection Resource
What’s in a name? The right of parents to name their child – when can the state interfere? Case comment