Section 11Part 3 — ESTABLISHMENT OF PATERNITY
Application for declaration of paternity where no presumption
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Where there is no person presumed under section 7 to be the father of a child, any person may apply to the court for a declaration that a male person is his father, or any male person may apply to the court for a declaration that a person is his child.
An application may not be made under subsection (1) unless both persons, in respect of whom the relationship is sought to be established, are living.
Where the court finds, on a balance of probabilities, that the relationship of father and child has been established, the court may make a declaratory order to that effect, and, subject to sections 13 and 14, that order shall be recognised for all purposes.
Cross References
- Section 7 of Status Of Children Act
Where there is no person presumed under section 7
- Section 13 of Status Of Children Act
subject to sections 13
- Section 14 of Status Of Children Act
subject to sections 14
Referenced By
- Section 14 — Appeals
or 11
- Section 21 — Amendment of prior registration
order made under this section