The Court of Appeal has this week reserved judgement on an appeal by a mother against a county court order that she should inform the father about their child. The baby is apparently the result of a one-night stand between two work colleagues and the father is said to have no idea about the birth of his child. The mother, who is aged twenty, wishes to put the baby up for adoption, but the local authority argued that they would like to approach the father to see if he is willing and able to take care of her.
I don't know the full facts of the case, but whilst the existence of the child may be an embarrassment for the father, who is said to be now back with his fiancée, it seems pretty clear to me that he has a right to know. More importantly, the child should have the chance to be brought up by one of her natural parents. I await with interest the Court of Appeal's decision.
Thanks to Family Law NewsWatch for their report of this case.
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