When a child in care applied for leave to change his surname, the court should allow for the age of the child applying the Gillick competence test, and the views of a guardian ad litem, and scrutinise carefully the motives of someone who sought to oppose the application.
Judges:
Thorpe LJ, Mummery LJ
Citations:
Gazette 13-Jan-1999, Times 29-Dec-1998, [1998] EWCA Civ 1950
Statutes:
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Children
Updated: 30 November 2022; Ref: scu.82161