The mother had by deed poll changed the paternal surname of her daughter by her first husband to that of her second husband.
Held: Buckley J said: ‘In the case of a divided family of this sort it is always one of the aims of the court to maintain the child’s contact, respect and affection with and for both of its parents so far as the circumstances will permit. But to deprive the child of her father’s surname, in my judgment, is something which is not in the best interests of the child because, I think, it is injurious to the link between the father and the child to suggest to the child that there is some reason why it is desirable that she should be called by some name other than her father’s name.’
Judges:
Buckley J
Citations:
[1963] Ch 238
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Cited by:
Cited – Dawson v Wearmouth HL 4-Feb-1999
The parents were unmarried. The mother had registered the child under her former partner’s surname. The father sought an order that his name be used instead. The mother’s apeal against an order to that effect had succeeded.
Held: The father’s . .
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Children
Updated: 10 May 2022; Ref: scu.270801