This was a decision of Mr Justice MacDonald regarding an application made by Mr H for a declaration of parentage in respect of an adopted child, referred to as T. Mr H is the birth father of T. The respondents to the application were R (birth mother), the local authority (LA) and the adoption agency that placed T for adoption.
T had been joined to the proceedings, but this order had been discharged. The adoptive parents were not joined to the proceedings, but their views were conveyed to the court in a statement. The Attorney General was given notice of the proceedings and served with copies of the relevant documents but did not respond.