Relinquishment Cases News Today

Such cases often give rise to difficulties for local authorities and the courts. Given the one-sided nature of the information available, they are rarely provided with the complete picture, and a mother cannot be coerced into providing the identity of the possible or putative father if she does not wish to do so. There may be a variety of reasons why a mother would not want the father and/or wider family members to be made aware of the existence of a child born in secret. For instance, the moth...