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The High Court refused Mr Albon’s paternity declaration over one child, holding that although paternity was proved, a declaration would be manifestly contrary to public policy.
The court granted a declaration of non-parentage, step-parent adoption, and judicial review relief for DZ, but refused to declare FZ DZ’s father under the HFEA 2008.
On balance of probabilities, M1 and F had sexual intercourse at relevant times and conceived RF, AF, and FA naturally. M2 failed to prove conception by artificial insemination. F is the legal parent of all three children; M2 is not the legal parent of FA.
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A (A Child), Re (Remitted Fact-Finding Hearing) [2025] EWFC 308 (B) (04 September 2025)
On a remitted fact-finding hearing, the Family Court found proved the mother’s allegation that the father raped her on 30 August 2022.
The court declared the applicant was not the child’s legal parent, then made a joint lives with order and granted parental responsibility, with staged contact arrangements.
ED v MG [2025] EWHC 1876 (Fam) (22 July 2025)
The High Court held that the applicant was not D’s legal parent, made a declaration of non-parentage, and ordered joint lives and contact arrangements.
The Family Court granted an adoption order in an international surrogacy case, holding the applicants had not breached the Adoption and Children Act 2002.
A & B, Re (Declaration of Non-Parentage) [2025] EWFC 41 (04 March 2025)
The Family Court granted Mr J a declaration of non-parentage for twin children conceived by donor IVF abroad, finding no best-interests or public-policy bar.
CP v M & Ors [2025] EWFC 39 (25 February 2025)
The Family Court declined to prolong proceedings over contact between a legal parent and four younger children, finding further litigation would harm welfare.
The Family Court declined to prolong contact proceedings brought by CP, holding that further hearings or therapy would harm the boys’ welfare. No order was made beyond memory boxes and updates.
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