The mother of the child sought to change the child’s surname from that of the child’s father to that of her new husband.
Held: The application was refused. Dunn LJ referred to the importance of maintaining the child’s links with the paternal family as one of the factors to be considered by the judge in an application by a mother for change of a child’s patronymic.
Judges:
Dunn LJ
Citations:
[1981] Fam 14
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Citing:
Approved – In re W G CA 1976
The mother sought to change the name of her child from that of the natural father to the surname of her new husband.
Held: Cairns LJ said: ‘it should be realised that the mere fact that there had been a divorce, that the mother had remarried . .
Approved – L v F 31-Jul-1978
The court heard an application with regard to a proposed change of a child’s surname. The child was living en famille with its mother, stepfather and half-sister. It heard evidence from a distinguished psychologist that ‘when they grew older, . .
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: 07 May 2022; Ref: scu.270804
