C (A Child : Removal of forename) [2017] EWFC B45 (26 July 2017)

C (A Child : Removal of forename) [2017] EWFC B45 (26 July 2017)

The judge's welfare analysis was sound and sufficient; the order permissively allows the mother to remove the middle name from routine documents but does not prohibit the father from using it informally. The order's vagueness means further formal steps should be taken only with consent or further court application.

Citation
[2017] EWFC B45
Parties
Applicant/respondent: Mother; Respondent/appellant: Father
Jurisdiction
England and Wales
Judgment Date
26 July 2017
Procedural Posture
Private Law Child Proceedings (appeal) / Appeal Against Specific Issue Order Regarding Change of Child's Name
Outcome
Appeal dismissed
Legal Topics
Change of Child's Name, Specific Issue Order, Child Arrangements, Welfare Principle
Family Law Child Law Change of Child's Name Specific Issue Order Child Arrangements Welfare Principle

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Parties

Mother

Applicant/respondent

Father

Respondent/appellant

Procedural Posture

Private Law Child Proceedings (appeal) / Appeal Against Specific Issue Order Regarding Change of Child's Name

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the Specific Issue Order permitting removal of the child's middle name was appropriate and sufficiently clear
  2. 2 What are the practical and legal consequences of such an order regarding official and informal use of the name

Ratio Decidendi

The judge's welfare analysis was sound and sufficient; the order permissively allows the mother to remove the middle name from routine documents but does not prohibit the father from using it informally. The order's vagueness means further formal steps should be taken only with consent or further court application.

Court Disposition

Appeal dismissed

Orders

  • Mother permitted to remove the child's middle name from routine documents (e.g. school reports)
  • No prohibition on father's informal use of the middle name