In re C (Children)

Subject Matter

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 — Family Law Act 1986 (c 55), s 55A — Children Act 1989 (c 41), s 4

[2023] EWHC 516 (Fam); [2023] Fam 230; [2023] 3 WLR 1; [2023] WLR(D) 132, Fam D