The judge was wrong to limit his ability to draw inferences from a putative father’s refusal to take a test to discover paternity.
Citations:
Times 18-May-1994, [1994] 2 FLR 463
Statutes:
Family Law Reform Act 1969 23(1)
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Cited by:
Applied – Secretary of State for Work and Pensions v Jones FD 2-Jul-2003
The appellant Secretary of State challenged a decision of magistrates as to whether the respondent was the father of a child for whom Child Support was sought. The mother had been married, but had been living with the respondent at the appropriate . .
Followed – In re G (Parentage: Blood Sample) CA 1997
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Lists of cited by and citing cases may be incomplete.
Children, Evidence
Updated: 07 December 2022; Ref: scu.82282
