Legitimacy law in England and Wales
- Legitimacy law in England and Wales
Legitimacy law in England and Wales is governed by the pertinent legislation and case law.
Provisions
Section 1 of the Legitimacy Act 1976 provides as follows:
Extract from Hershman McFarlane Section A.5
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The child's father is in the same position as the mother if he was married to the child's mother at the time of the child's birth, [CA 1989, s 2(1).] in that he also has parental responsibility for his child.
Where the child's parents were not married at the time of the child's birth, the child's father will still have parental responsibility for his child if the child is legitimated by statute. [FLRA 1987, s 1(2).] The father will acquire parental responsibility by virtue of the legitimation. FLRA 1987 sets out the circumstances where the child's parents are treated in law as having been married at the time of the child's birth, even though they were not. [Ibid, s 1(3); see also [103] .]
Notes
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